Uncertain Risks Regulated

by Vos, Ellen; Everson, Michelle

• ISBN13: 9780203884850
• ISBN10: 020388485X
• Copyright: 2008-12-12
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

In the modern world, policy makers, industry and its regulators are increasingly required to take decisions in the face of unknowable or indeterminate risks. This book compares various models of risk regulation; examining national, EU and international (WTO) regulatory systems for food safety and genetically modified organisms.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction: The Precautionary Principle in the Regulation of Uncertain Risks; L.FisherPART I: REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS IN COMPARISON2 The French Regulatory System on Food; O.Borraz J.Besancon3 The French Regulatory System on GMOs; C.Noiville4 The Dutch Regulatory System on Food; B.v.d.Meulen5 The Dutch Regulatory System on GMOs; H.Somsen6 The UK regulatory System on Food; H.Rothstein7 The UK Regulatory System on GMOs; M.Lee8 The Polish Regulatory System on Food; A.Surdej9 The Polish Regulatory System on GMOs; P.Dabrowska10 The US Regulatory System on Food; V.Walker11 The US Regulatory System on GMOs; M.Rodemeyer12 The EU Regulatory System on Food; E.Vos13 The EU Regulatory System on GMOs; G.Shaffer14 WTO, Impact on Good and GMOSs; J.Scott15 Non-Binding Standards: Codex Alimentarius; M.MattheePART II: IMPROVING LEGITIMACY CREDIBILITY OF RISK REGULATION16 Regulatory Agencies as Risk Regulators: The Case of the FSA; C.Baynton17 The Role of Scientific Experts in Risk Regulation; H.Kuiper18 Rethinking the Role of Scientific Advice in Uncertain Risk Regulation; M.v.Asselt E.Vos19 Transparency and Accountability of Risk Regulation; M.Everson20 Risk Regulation through Standardisation; H.Schepel21 Innovative Models for Inclusive Risk Governance; A.Klinke22 Participation and Uncertain Risks; B.Wynne23 The Deliberative Model of Risk Governance; C.Joerges