The Food Law Academic Network (FLAN) has been established with the goal to foster the debate on Food law issues. The second “Food Law Academic Network Conference” will be held in Italy, on 15-17 May 2024 at the University of Bari, on the topic: “Legal issues for a Sustainable agrifood chain” Around this theme, we aim to explore the policy dynamics and the relationship between the actors involved in the agrifood chains as players implementing the different aspects of sustainability; analyse key issues related to the "sustainable food system” defined as a comprehensive concept by the EU Commission; identify legal models, best practices and case studies related to sustainability issues; finally, present a perspective of policy and legal schemes aimed at identifying a sustainability paradigm for this sector.

The Opening session of the Conference (15th May 2024) initiates the discussion about the definition of a legal concept of sustainability in the light of the “food system” as outlined by the Farm to Fork document as well as the possible outcomes of the Sustainability Regulative Framework in the European Union. On 16th May Parallel sessions will be held on 3 sub-topics of the conference. During the final session (17th May) the result of the discussion of each session will be presented. A final document will be drafted and presented as the result of the FLAN conference. This call for abstracts invites researchers and practitioners to submit work (scientific papers on legal issues, presentation of case studies and best practices) related, but not restricted, to:

1. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS ON THE AGRIFOOD SECTOR
2. CONTROVERSIES IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY: THE ROLE OF FARMERS, BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS
3. WORKERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN: PROCESSING, TRADE AND CONSUMERS PERCEPTION.

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