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Jacqueline Peel examines the role of science in international risk regulation in areas from climate change to food safety. It will appeal to international legal practitioners wanting to understand law's part in managing global risks and risk-assessment professionals interested in improving the use of science in international legal processes.

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'… [proposes] developments of the law in ways which have a clear practical import.' Christopher A. Thomas, International and Comparative Law Quarterly

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1. Introduction - science and risk regulation in international law; 2. Global risk governance and its legitimacy; 3. Scientific rationality and risk in international law; 4. Competing risk regulatory paradigms: sound science and the precautionary principle; 5. Science and WTO regulation of SPS risk; 6. Case studies of science and risk regulation in international law; 7. Democratising global risk governance; 8. What role for science in international risk regulation?

Science and Risk Regulation in International Law

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781107625334, 978-1107625334
      ISBN10: 1107625335
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Jacqueline Peel examines the role of science in international risk regulation in areas from climate change to food safety. It will appeal to international legal practitioners wanting to understand law's part in managing global risks and risk-assessment professionals interested in improving the use of science in international legal processes.

      Trade Review
      '… [proposes] developments of the law in ways which have a clear practical import.' Christopher A. Thomas, International and Comparative Law Quarterly

      Table of Contents
      1. Introduction - science and risk regulation in international law; 2. Global risk governance and its legitimacy; 3. Scientific rationality and risk in international law; 4. Competing risk regulatory paradigms: sound science and the precautionary principle; 5. Science and WTO regulation of SPS risk; 6. Case studies of science and risk regulation in international law; 7. Democratising global risk governance; 8. What role for science in international risk regulation?

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