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Resolving Disputes and Improving Security in Post-Conflict Settings: An Example from Liberia

Cultural Factors and Ethical Integrity

Improving Access to Justice in Developing and Post-Conflict Countries: Practical Examples from the Field

21 Cost-Saving Measures for the Judiciary

Legislative and Regulatory Options for Animal Welfare

Law for Water Management: A Guide to Concepts and Approaches

Legislatively Establishing a Health Certification Programme for Citrus

Regulatory Measures Against Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

Designing National Pesticide Legislation

Legislative Implementation of the Food Chain Approach

Development of an Analytical Tool to Assess Biosecurity Legislation

Guidelines for the Revision of National Plant Protection Legislation

Recent Trends in the Law and Policy of Bioenergy Production, Promotion and Use

Making National Food Laws

Perspectives and Guidelines on Food Legislation, with a New Model Food Law

Law and Sustainable Development Since Rio: Legal Trends in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management

Implementation of Management Plans

Institutional and Legal Measures to Combat African Swine Fever

Establishing a Water Abstraction Licensing Scheme: Issues and Options

The West African Drug Mule Train

Jessica Vapnek is a Lecturer, Global Programs Advisor, and Director of the M.S.L. Program at UC Hastings. Previously, she was a Regional Technical Director for a consulting firm in San Francisco implementing rule-of-law projects around the world. In that role she managed complex international projects, helped write winning proposals, and published articles on access to justice and dispute resolution. Previously, for almost 15 years, Professor Vapnek served as a Legal Officer with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome, providing policy advice to member countries, drafting legislation on agriculture and natural resources, and writing and editing a number of articles and books. Professor Vapnek has lived in Africa (she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Zaire and a Fulbright Scholar in Ghana) and has worked in or traveled to 91 countries during her career. She speaks French, Spanish, and Italian.

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