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FAO Legislative Studies

The Legal Office regularly publishes legal studies in the legislative studies series, as well as occasional papers. Legislative Studies may be requested from local sales agents or directly from
FAO, Distribution and Sales, 00153 Rome, Italy (request)

International trade rules and the agriculture sector (E) 98

Designing national pesticide legislation (E) 97

Development of an analytical tool to assess national Biosecurity legislation (E) 96

Recent trends in the law and policy of bioenergy production, promotion and use (E) 95

Perspectives et directives de législation alimentaire et nouveau modèle de loi alimentaire F (94)

Integrated coastal management law - Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management 2006 (E) 93

Modern water rights - Theory and practice 2006 (E) 92

Directrices en materia de legislación alimentaria
(nuevo modelo de ley de alimentos para países de tradición jurídica romano-germánica) 2006 (S) 91

Marco analítico para el desarrollo de un sistema legal de la seguridad de la biotecnología moderna (bioseguridad) 2006 (S) 90

The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources 2005 (E) 89

Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban forestry and greening 2005 (E) 88

Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law 2005 (E) 87

Groundwater in international law
Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments 2005 (I) 86

Intellectual property rights in plant varieties 2004 (E/F/S) 85
Land and water: the rights interface, 2004 (E) 84
Legislating for property rights in fisheries 2004 (E) 83
Administrative sanctions in fisheries law, 2003 (E) 82
Administración de derechos de agua:
Experiencias, asuntos relevantes y lineamientos, 2003 (ES) 81
Preparing national regulations for water resources management:
Principles and practice, 2003 (E) 80
Legislation on water users' organizations: A comparative analysis, 2003 (E) 79
Law and modern biotechnology
Selected issues of relevance to food and agriculture, 2003 (E) 78
The right to adequate food in emergencies, 2003 (E) 77

Gender and the law - Women's Rights in Agriculture, 2002 (E), 76
* Rev. 1 2006 (E)

Mountains and the law - emerging trends 2002 (E/F/S) 75
* Rev. 1 2006 (E/F/S)

Legal trends in wildlife management
Tendencias Legislativas en la Ordenación de la Fauna, 2002 (E/S) 74
Law and sustainable development since Rio:
Legal trends in agriculture and natural resource management, 2002 (E) 73
Trends in forestry law in Europe and Africa, 2001 (E) 72
Fisheries enforcement: Related legal and institutional issues:
national, subregional or regional perspectives, 2001 (E) 71
Water rights administration. Experience, issues and guidelines 2001 (E) 70
Elaboration des reglementations nationales de gestion des ressources en eau :
Principes et pratiques, 1999 (F) 69
Extracts from international and regional instruments and declarations, and other authoritative texts addressing the right to food, 1999 (E F S) 68
Issues in water law reform, 1999 (E) 67
Trends in Forestry Law in America and Asia, 1998 (E F S) 66
Sources of international water law, 1998 (E) 65
Política y legislación de aguas en el Istmo centro-americano (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), 1998 (S)64
The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: some critical issues for fisheries law, 1998 (E)63
New principles of phytosanitary legislation 1999 (E F S) 62
Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Africa.
Traités concernant l'utilisation des cours d'eau internationaux à des fins autres que la navigation - Afrique 1997 (E F) 61
Le foncier-environnement 1997 (F) 60
Cadre juridique de la sécurité alimentaire 1996 (F) 59
Readings in African customary water law
Anthologie du droit coutumier de l'eau en Afrique 1996 (E F) 58
Coastal State Requirements for Foreign Fishing 57 has been replaced by FISHLEX database
Tendances d'évolution des législations agrofoncières en Afrique francophone, 1996 (F)56
Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Asia, 1995 (E F) 55
Legislation governing food control and quality certification. Authorities and producers, 1995 (E F) 54
Evaluation des impacts sur l'environnement pour un développement rural durable, 1994 (F) 53
Preparing national regulations for water resources management.
Principles and practices, 1994 (E) 52
Pesticide registration legislation, 1995 (E F) 51
Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Europe, 1993 (E F S) 50
Analyse préliminaire de certains textes législatifs régissant l'aquaculture, 1993 (F S) 49
Les périmètres irrigués en droit comparé africain (Madagascar, Maroc, Niger, Sénégal, Tunisie), 1992 (F) 48
The regulation of driftnet fishing on the high seas: legal issues, 1991 (E F)47
The freshwater-maritime interface: legal and institutional aspects, 1990 (E)46
Legal aspects of international joint ventures in agriculture, 1990 (E)45
La réforme du droit de la terre dans certains pays d'Afrique francophone, 1987 (F) 44
Pesticide labelling legislation, 1988 (E F S) 43
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation. (Indian Ocean Region), Vol. II, 1987 (E) 42/II
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation (Indian Ocean Region), Vol. I, 1987 (E) 42/I
Land tenure systems and forest policy, 1987 (E F)41
International groundwater resources law, 1986 (E F S)40
Propiedad, tenencia y redistribución de tierras en la legislación de América Central y México, 1986 (S)39
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production:
a comparative law study, 1990 (E F S) 38
La législation forestière au Cap-Vert, en Ethiopie, en Gambie, au Mali et
en Mauritanie, au Niger, au Rwanda et au Sénégal, 1986 (F)37
Legislation controlling the international beef and veal trade, 1985 (E* F S) 36
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation (Western Pacific Region), 2 Vols, 1984 (E)35
Systematic index of international water resources treaties, declarations, acts and cases, by basin.
Vol. 2. - Répertoire systématique par bassin de traités, déclarations, textes législatifs et jurisprudence concernant les ressources en eaux internationales. Vol. 2. - Repertorio sistemático por cuenca de convenios, declaraciones, textos legislativos y jurisprudencia relativos a los recursos hídricos internacionales. Tomo 2, 1984 (E* F* S*) 34
Legislation on productivity in agriculture: a comparative outline, 1985 (E* F* S*) 33
Agricultural census legislation, 19 (E*)32
The role of legislation in land use planning for developing countries, 1985 (E)31
Water law in selected European countries, Vol. II (Cyprus, Finland, the Netherlands, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yugoslavia), 1983 (E)30
Legislation on foods for infants and small children, 1983 (E*) 29
Plant protection legislation, 1984 (E* F S) 28
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation: West Africa (CECAF Region).
Compendium régional de la législation sur la pêche: Afrique occidentale
(Région du COPACE), 1983 (E* F*) 27
Impacts of the UN Convention on the law of the sea on tuna regulation, 1982 (E F)26
Legislation on wildlife and protected areas in Africa, 1984 (E F) 25
Irrigation users' organizations in the legislation and administration of
certain Latin American countries, 1983 (E S)24
The law of international water resources, 1980 (E* F S) 23
Agricultural insurance legislation, 1981 (E* S*)22
Coastal state requirements for foreign fishing has been replaced by
FISHLEX database published in the FAO Legal Office home page 21
Legislation on wildlife, hunting and protected areas in some European countries, 1980 (E* F* S*)20
Water legislation in South American countries, 1983 (E* F S*)19
Reforma agraria y desarrollo rural integrado. Marco conceptual e implicaciones jurídicas, 1979 (S*) 18
Water law in selected African countries, 1980 (E* F S) 17
Seed legislation, 1980 (E F* S) 16
Systematic index of international water resources treaties, declarations, acts and cases by basin, Vol. I. Répertoire systématique par bassin de traités, déclarations, textes législatifs et jurisprudence concernant les ressources en eaux internationales, Tome I. Repertorio sistemático por cuenca de convenios, declaraciones, textos legislativos y jurisprudencia relativos a los recursos hídricos internacionales, Tomo I, 1978 (E* F* S*) 15
Legal and institutional responses to growing water demand, 1979 (E* F* S*) 14
Derecho agrario y desarrollo agrícola: estado actual y perspectivas en América Latina, 1978 (S*) 13
International food standards and national laws, 1976 (E*/F*) 12
Fundamentos teóricos para una legislación tributaria en el sector agropecuario, 1976 (S*) 11
Water law in selected European countries (Belgium, England and Wales,
France, Israel, Italy, Spain and Turkey) Vol. 1, 1979 (E* F S*) 10
A legal and institutional framework for natural resources management, 1983 (E S)9
Legislación de aguas en América Central, Caribe y México. Vol. 1, 1983 (S) 8
An outline of food law (structure, principles, main provision), 1983 (E* F S*)7
Agricultural credit legislation in selected developing countries, 1974 (E*) 6
Agrarian law and judicial systems, 1975 (E* F* S*) 5
Legal systems for environment protection: Japan, Sweden, United States, 1973 (E*)4
Vicuña conservation legislation, 1971 (E* S*)3
Wildlife and national parks legislation in Latin America, 1971 (E* S*)2
Wildlife and national parks legislation in Asia, 1971 (E*) 1

 

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