Intro; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Agri-Food Law: Term, Development, Structures, System and Framework; 1.1 The Concept of ``Agri-Food LawÂẤ;́ 1.1.1 The Source of the Terminology; 1.1.2 The Right to Food as a Global Normative Basis for Agri-Food Law; 1.2 The Framework of Agri-Food Law in the European Union and Germany; 1.2.1 The Relationship between the Law of the EU and Germany as a Member State; 1.2.1.1 Foundational Allocation of Competences; 1.2.1.2 Forms of Legal Action; 1.2.1.3 Primacy of Union Laws; 1.2.1.4 Decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union

1.2.1.5 Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and of the German Basic Law1.2.2 The Legal Bases for Union Legislation for Agri-Food Law; 1.2.2.1 Agriculture; 1.2.2.2 Environmental Protection; 1.2.2.3 Approximation of Laws; 1.2.2.4 Common Trade Policy; 1.2.3 The Secondary Development of the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU; 1.2.3.1 Historical Overview of Common Agricultural Policy; 1.2.3.2 The Two-Pillar Structure of the Common Agricultural Policy; 1.2.3.3 The First Pillar of the CAP: Market Organisation and Direct Payments

1.2.3.3.1 Common Market Organisation for Agricultural Produce1.2.3.3.2 Direct Payments; 1.2.3.3.2.1 The Basic Payment; 1.2.3.3.2.2 Cross Compliance; 1.2.3.3.2.3 Greening; 1.2.3.4 The Second Pillar of the CAP: The Development of Rural Areas; 1.2.4 Brief Overview of EU Food Law; 1.2.5 The Basic Federal Structures of Agri-Food Law in Germany; 1.3 The Framework of Agri-Food Law in China; 1.3.1 Legal Hierarchy and Legislative Authority in China; 1.3.1.1 Introduction; 1.3.1.2 Framework of Agricultural Laws, Regulations and Rules in China

1.3.1.2.1 Provisions on Agriculture and Food in the Constitution1.3.1.2.2 Laws on Agriculture; 1.3.1.2.3 Administrative Regulations on Agriculture and Food; 1.3.1.2.4 Departmental Rules of Agriculture; 1.3.1.2.5 Local Decrees and Regulations; 1.3.2 Implementation of Agricultural Law of the PeopleÂś Republic of China; 1.3.2.1 Solutions of Civil Conflicts; 1.3.2.2 Administrative Responsibility for Violations of the Law of Agriculture; 1.3.2.3 Criminal Responsibility for Violations of the Law of Agriculture; 1.3.3 Development of Chinese Agriculture Law, Environmental Law and Food Law

1.3.3.1 Objective and Fundamental Measure of Agriculture Law1.3.3.1.1 To Clarify Rights and Obligations; 1.3.3.1.2 To Establish an Agricultural Access System; 1.3.3.1.3 To Establish the System of Agricultural Subsidies; 1.3.3.2 Chinese Environmental Resources Law Related to Agriculture and Food; 1.3.3.3 The Relationship between Chinese Agriculture and Food Law; References; Chapter 2: Food Security and Food Safety Law; 2.1 The Significance of Food Security and Food Safety; 2.1.1 The Permanent Challenge; 2.1.2 Food Security; 2.1.3 Food Safety; 2.2 Global Food Safety Law