Uncertain Risks Regulated (law, Science And Society)
by Ellen Vos /
2009 / English / PDF
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Uncertain Risks Regulated
Uncertain Risks Regulated compares various models
of risk regulation in order to understand how these
systems shape the relationship between law and science, and how
they attempt to overcome public distrust in science-based
decision-making. The book contributes to the
ongoing debate relating to uncertainty and
risks - and the difficulties faced
by the European Union in particular -
in regulating theses issues, taking account of both national
and international constraints.
compares various models
of risk regulation in order to understand how these
systems shape the relationship between law and science, and how
they attempt to overcome public distrust in science-based
decision-making. The book contributes to the
ongoing debate relating to uncertainty and
risks - and the difficulties faced
by the European Union in particular -
in regulating theses issues, taking account of both national
and international constraints.
The term 'uncertain risk' is comparable with notions of
hazard and indeterminate risk, as deployed within the social
sciences; but it also aims to capture
the modern regulatory reality that a non-quantifiable
hazard must still be addressed by society, law and its
regulators. Decisions must be taken in the face of uncertainty.
And, whilst it is not possible to provide clear cut
models of risk regulation, in focusing on regulatory
practices at a national, EU and international level,
the contributors to this volume aim to
use fact finding as a core instrument of learning for risk
regulation.
The term 'uncertain risk' is comparable with notions of
hazard and indeterminate risk, as deployed within the social
sciences; but it also aims to capture
the modern regulatory reality that a non-quantifiable
hazard must still be addressed by society, law and its
regulators. Decisions must be taken in the face of uncertainty.
And, whilst it is not possible to provide clear cut
models of risk regulation, in focusing on regulatory
practices at a national, EU and international level,
the contributors to this volume aim to
use fact finding as a core instrument of learning for risk
regulation.