pt. 1. Introduction and conclusion -- pt. 2. Science and precaution in regulatory decision-making -- pt. 3. Regulatory practice : pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology and climate change -- pt. 4. Role of courts -- pt. 5. Role of stakeholders.

Regulating risks in the face of scientific uncertainty poses a particular challenge to policy-makers. Such problems are amplified when decisions are taken in a multi-level framework of supranational governance. The genetically modified organism (GMO) regulation in the European Union constitutes...

The term 'governance' has been used in political science to describe the multitude of actors and processes that lead to collective binding decisions. The term 'risk governance' involves the translation of the substance and core principles of governance to the context of risk-related...