Forecasting nano law: defining nano

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serval:BIB_3223CF5B6C43
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Publications
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Title
Forecasting nano law: defining nano
Journal
Nanotechnology Perceptions
Author(s)
Feitshans Ilise L.
ISSN
1660-6795
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
8
Number
1
Pages
17-34
Language
english
Abstract
Law and science have partnered together in the recent past to solve major public health issues, ranging from asbestos to averting the threat of a nuclear holocaust. This paper travels to a legal and health policy frontier where no one has gone before, examining the role of precautionary principles under international law as a matter of codified international jurisprudence by examining draft terminology from prominent sources including the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (UK), the Swiss Confederation, the USA (NIOSH) and the OECD. The research questions addressed are how can the benefits of nanotechnology be realized, while minimizing the risk of harm? What law, if any, applies to protect consumers (who comprise the general public, nanotechnology workers and their corporate social partners) and other stakeholders within civil society from liability? What law, if any, applies to prevent harm?
Keywords
Nanotechnology, Health, Jurisprudence, Universal Precautions,
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