In 2010, the OECD’s Committee on Consumer Policy published a Consumer Policy Toolkit, which provides a framework for developing and implementing effective consumer policies (OECD, 2010). The report notes that industry self-regulation (ISR) can play an important role in addressing consumer...

Canada Appellate decision upholding nuclear regulatory licensing process and practices for consultation with aboriginal groups: Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) France Court of Appeal of Nîmes regarding the SOCATRI incident in July 2008 Conseil d’État...

France Conseil d’État decision, 28 June 2013, refusing to suspend operation of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant Slovak Republic New developments including the Supreme Court’s judgment in a matter involving Greenpeace Slovakia’s claims regarding the Mochovce nuclear power plant New...

The Swedish government decided on 16 December 2004 to shut down the second nuclear power plant at Barsebäck on 31 May 2005. The decision was made pursuant to the 1997 Act on the Phasing-out of Nuclear Power (see Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 61).

France Administrative Court of Appeal of Lyon, 19 June 2012, Judgements Nos. 12LY00233 and 12LY00290 regarding EDF’s permit to construct a waste conditioning and storage facility (ICEDA) in the town of Saint-Vulbas Germany Request for arbitration against Germany at the World Bank’s...

The Second Annual Meeting of the Nuclear Law Association, India (NLA India) was held on 2 March 2013 in Mumbai. The theme of this year’s meeting was: “India’s Nuclear Energy Sector: Business Opportunities and Legal Challenges”.

This article by by Marie Pompignan identifies and examines in a critical fashion the key concepts which ought to be included in a general domestic law governing the peaceful uses of nuclear energy,and suggests a definition of the word “concept”.

Canada Judicial review of Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington new nuclear power plant project licence to prepare site France Court of Appeal of Toulouse, 3 December 2012, Judgement No. 1200867, Golfech - Prosecution for accidental spillage of radioactive effluents Court of Cassation,...

Books have undergone a massive transformation from a physical object to something entirely different: the electronic book, or “e-book”. This report provides background on e-book markets and examines various policy issues related to e-books. These include differing tax rates in countries...

This report examines the development of smart networks and services with particular attention to the implications for communication policy and regulation. The word “smart” has become a term that is frequently affixed to an area where the introduction of networked information and...