Michael Halewood is a Senior Scientist and Head of the Policy Research and Support Unit at Bioversity International, Rome, Italy. He is also a qualified barrister and solicitor, and coordinates representation of the International Agricultural Research Centres (IARCs) and of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in international genetic resources policy-making fora.Isabel Lopez Noriega is a legal specialist in the Policy Research and Support Unit of Bioversity International in Rome.Selim Louafi is based at the Centre de coop_ration internationale en recherche agronomique pour le d_veloppement (CIRAD), Montpellier, France.
Jeffrey A. Bell is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at Southeastern Louisiana University.