Pesticide risk reduction and the dynamics of legal pluralism

This paper aims to determine the global pattern of pesticide risk regulation and its present reconfiguration from the perspective of legal pluralism. It furthermore aims to identify future options, taking into account the possible roles of state and non-state actors. Section 2 explains the challenge of pesticide risk reduction. Section 3 discusses the concept of legal pluralism and its global relevance. Section 4 examines the pattern of regulation and its reconfiguration focusing on distributive and normative aspects. Section 5 explores the way forward by outlining a blueprint for a global framework to achieve a progressive reduction of pesticide risks. Section 6 considers in retrospect the concept of legal pluralism and its application in research. Section 7 presents final observations. [author's abstract