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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)

Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability (En) 102


Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches (En) 101


Creating legal space for water user organizations:
transparency, governance and the law
(En) 100


Forest fires and the law
A guide for national drafters based on the Fire Management Voluntary Guidelines
(En) 99


International trade rules and the agriculture sector (En) 98


Designing national pesticide legislation (En / Es) 97


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


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


Perspectives et directives de législation alimentaire et nouveau modèle de loi alimentaire (Fr) 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 (En) 92


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


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


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


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


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


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


Intellectual property rights in plant varieties 2004 (En Fr Es) 85
Land and water: the rights interface, 2004 (En) 84
Legislating for property rights in fisheries 2004 (En) 83
Administrative sanctions in fisheries law, 2003 (En) 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 (En) 80
Legislation on water users' organizations: A comparative analysis, 2003 (En) 79
Law and modern biotechnology
Selected issues of relevance to food and agriculture
, 2003 (En) 78
The right to adequate food in emergencies, 2003 (En) 77

Gender and the law - Women's Rights in Agriculture, 2002 (En), 76
* Rev. 1 2007 (En Fr Es)


Mountains and the law - emerging trends 2002 (En Fr Es) 75
* Rev. 1 2006 (En Fr Es)


Legal trends in wildlife management
Tendencias Legislativas en la Ordenación de la Fauna, 2002 (En/Es) 74
Law and sustainable development since Rio:
Legal trends in agriculture and natural resource management
, 2002 (En) 73
Trends in forestry law in Europe and Africa, 2001 (En) 72
Fisheries enforcement: Related legal and institutional issues:
national, subregional or regional perspectives, 2001
(En) 71
Water rights administration. Experience, issues and guidelines 2001 (En) 70
Elaboration des reglementations nationales de gestion des ressources en eau :
Principes et pratiques
, 1999 (Fr) 69

Extracts from international and regional instruments and declarations, and other authoritative texts addressing the right to food
Extraits des instruments et déclarations internationaux et régionaux et d’autres textes d’autorité concernant au droit à l’alimentation
Extractos de Instrumentos y Declaraciones Internacionales y Regionales y de Otros Textos Revestidos de Autoridad sobre el Derecho a la Alimentación1999 (En/Es/Fr) 68


Issues in water law reform, 1999 (En) 67
Trends in Forestry Law in America and Asia, 1998 (En Es Fr) 66
Sources of international water law, 1998 (En) 65
Política y legislación de aguas en el Istmo centro-americano (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), 1998 (Es) 64
The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: some critical issues for fisheries law, 1998 (E)63
New principles of phytosanitary legislation 1999 (En Es Fr) 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 (En/Fr) 61
Le foncier-environnement 1997 (Fr) 60
Cadre juridique de la sécurité alimentaire 1996 (Fr) 59
Readings in African customary water law
Anthologie du droit coutumier de l'eau en Afrique
1996 (En/Fr) 58
Coastal State Requirements for Foreign Fishing 57 has been replaced by FISHLEX database
Tendances d'évolution des législations agrofoncières en Afrique francophone 1996 (Fr) 56
Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Asia
1995 (En/Fr) 55
Legislation governing food control and quality certification. Authorities and producers, 1995 (En Fr) 54
Evaluation des impacts sur l'environnement pour un développement rural durable 1994 (Fr) 53
Preparing national regulations for water resources management.
Principles and practices
1994 (En) 52
Pesticide registration legislation, 1995 (En Fr) 51
Treaties concerning the non-navigational uses of international watercourses - Europe, 1993 (En Es Fr) 50
Analyse préliminaire de certains textes législatifs régissant l'aquaculture 1993 (Es Fr) 49
Les périmètres irrigués en droit comparé africain (Madagascar, Maroc, Niger, Sénégal, Tunisie)
1992 (Fr) 48
The regulation of driftnet fishing on the high seas: legal issues 1991 (En Fr)47
The freshwater-maritime interface: legal and institutional aspects 1990 (En)46
Legal aspects of international joint ventures in agriculture 1990 (En) 45
La réforme du droit de la terre dans certains pays d'Afrique francophone 1987 (Fr) 44
Pesticide labelling legislation 1988 (En Es Fr) 43
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation. (Indian Ocean Region), Vol. II 1987 (En) 42/II
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation (Indian Ocean Region), Vol. I 1987 (En) 42/I
Land tenure systems and forest policy, 1987 (En Fr)41
International groundwater resources law, 1986 (En Es Fr)40
Propiedad, tenencia y redistribución de tierras en la legislación de América Central y México, 1986 (Es) 39
The environmental impact of economic incentives for agricultural production:
a comparative law study 1990 (En Es Fr) 38
La législation forestière au Cap-Vert, en Ethiopie, en Gambie, au Mali et
en Mauritanie, au Niger, au Rwanda et au Sénégal 1986 (Fr)37
Legislation controlling the international beef and veal trade 1985 (En* Es Fr) 36
Regional compendium of fisheries legislation (Western Pacific Region), 2 Vols, 1984 (En) 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*/Es*/Fr*) 34
Legislation on productivity in agriculture: a comparative outline 1985 (En*/Es*/Fr*) 33
Agricultural census legislation, 19 (En*)32
The role of legislation in land use planning for developing countries 1985 (En) 31
Water law in selected European countries, Vol. II (Cyprus, Finland, the Netherlands, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Yugoslavia) 1983 (En) 30
Legislation on foods for infants and small children 1983 (En*) 29
Plant protection legislation 1984 (En* Es Fr) 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*/Fr*) 27
Impacts of the UN Convention on the law of the sea on tuna regulation 1982 (En Fr)26
Legislation on wildlife and protected areas in Africa 1984 (En Fr) 25
Irrigation users' organizations in the legislation and administration of
certain Latin American countries 1983 (En Es) 24
The law of international water resources 1980 (En* Es Fr) 23
Agricultural insurance legislation 1981 (En* Es*)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 (En* Es* F*)20
Water legislation in South American countries 1983 (En* Es Fr*)19
Reforma agraria y desarrollo rural integrado. Marco conceptual e implicaciones jurídicas 1979 (Es*) 18
Water law in selected African countries 1980 (En* Es Fr ) 17
Seed legislation 1980 (En Es Fr*) 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 (En*/Es*/Fr*) 15
Legal and institutional responses to growing water demand 1979 (En* Es* Fr*) 14
Derecho agrario y desarrollo agrícola: estado actual y perspectivas en América Latina 1978 (Es*) 13
International food standards and national laws 1976 (En*/Fr*) 12
Fundamentos teóricos para una legislación tributaria en el sector agropecuario 1976 (Es*) 11
Water law in selected European countries (Belgium, England and Wales,
France, Israel, Italy, Spain and Turkey) Vol. 1, 1979 (En* Es Fr*) 10
A legal and institutional framework for natural resources management 1983 (En Es)9
Legislación de aguas en América Central, Caribe y México. Vol. 1 1983 (Es) 8
An outline of food law (structure, principles, main provision) 1983 (En* Es Fr*)7
Agricultural credit legislation in selected developing countries 1974 (En*) 6
Agrarian law and judicial systems 1975 (En* Es* Fr*) 5
Legal systems for environment protection: Japan, Sweden, United States 1973 (En*)4
Vicuña conservation legislation 1971 (En* Es*)3
Wildlife and national parks legislation in Latin America 1971 (En* Es*)2
Wildlife and national parks legislation in Asia 1971 (En*) 1

 

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