McMahon, A. Joseph; Cardwell, N. Michael --- "Research Handbook on EU Agriculture Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) [2015] ELECD 1338

Editor(s): McMahon, A. Joseph; Cardwell, N. Michael

Title: Research Handbook on EU Agriculture Law

Series: Research Handbooks in European Law series

Topics: Agricultural Economics; Environmental Law; European Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 27 November 2015

Number of pages: 608

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781954614

EISBN: 9781781954621

Abstract/Description:

Following the conclusion of the latest round of reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2013, the Research Handbook on EU Agriculture Law provides an up-to-date discussion of these reforms and the changing landscape in which the CAP now operates.

Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and with international contributors from across Europe and the United States, the Handbook commences with analyses of the legal instruments which implement the reformed CAP, before moving on to consider questions of land use, the role of agriculture within the wider food chain and the international dimension. In these contexts, particular issues identified include: the environmental impact of past, present and future farming practices; the ability of the food chain to accommodate consumer preferences and scientific innovation; and the hurdles to be cleared before international consensus can be reached on a whole range of agricultural imperatives.

As well as providing a state-of-the-art point of reference for academics, this comprehensive book will be of great interest to students, scholars and policymakers dealing with these new challenges faced by agriculture in the EU.