Risk Regulation in Europe Assessing the Application of the Precautionary Principle /

• Main Author: Tosun, Jale (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science, 3
• Subjects: Political science.; Economic policy.; Political Science and International Relations.; Political Science.; Economic Policy.

The publication aims to familiarize students of public policy with the precautionary principle, which plays a vital role in the European Union’s approach toward regulating risks. The precautionary principle contends that policy makers should refrain from actions having a suspected risk of causing ha...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The precautionary principle
• Case Study 1: Ban of imports of hormone-treated beef
• Case Study 2: Ban of the natural sweetener Stevia
• Case Study 3: Legalization of genetically modified crops
• Explaining the uneven application of the precautionary principle
• Conclusion .