Public Agricultural Law

Recommended Prerequisites

Administrative Law.

Teaching Methods

Seminars.

Learning Outcomes

Studying new issues of the agricultural law.

Studying the agricultural law in European and comparative perspective.

Understanding the links between administrative law, European law, economic law and international law on the topic of agricultural law.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1. Origin and sources of 'new' agricultural law

2. Agricultural law and European Common Agricultural Policy

a. Origin and history of the CAP

b. New CAP - funding model based on sustainable growth and innovation

c. Case studies of European and national litigation about CAP

3. Agricultural law and world trade

a. Agricultural agreements under WTO

b. Agriculture and SPS

c. Agriculture and TRIPs

d. Securitization and commodification of agricultural products

4. Agricultural administrative law

a. Agricultural law and enhancement of agro-food products

i. PDO, PGI and TSG;

ii. DOC wines and VQPRD

iii. Labelling

b. Agricultural and environmental law, climate and biodiversity

i. Agricultural reserve

ii. Farming and sustainable use of water

iii. Farming and pollution

iv. Organic farming

v. Farming and animal health and welfare

c. Food and feed safety

i. GMO

ii. HACCP principles

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 100.0%

Bibliography

ADAM, Eric, Droit international de l'agriculture: Sécuriser le commerce des produits agricoles, L.G.D.J., 2013

AMAT LLOMBART, Pablo, et alii, Derecho agrario, agroalimentario y del desarrollo rural, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, 2011

BIANCHI, Daniele, La politique agricole commune (PAC): Précis de droit agricole européen, 2.ª ed., Emile Bruylant, 2012

BLAKENEY, Michael, The Protection of Geographical Indications: Law and Practice, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2014

CARRETERO GARCÍA, Ana, Agricultura transgénica y calidad alimentaria: Análisis de derecho comparado, Estudios, 2011

DANIELSEN et alii, EU Agricultural Law, Kluwer Law International, 2013

EMBID IRUJO, Antonio, Agua y Agricultura, Thomson-Civitas, Madrid, 2011 

GERMANO, Alberto et alii, Manuale di diritto agrario comunitario, Giappichelli Editora, 2014

― Diritto agroalimentare, Giappichelli Editora, 2014

― Le regole del mercato degli alimenti e dell'informazione alimentare, Giappichelli Editora, 2014