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

by Jale Tosun

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 harm to the public and/or the environment. However, the precautionary principle only provides guidance to policy makers but does not prescribe specific...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461419832
• ISBN13: 9781461419839
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"