| Dec 12, 2011 | |
European Journal of Law and Technology special issue on nanotechnology regulations |
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| (Nanowerk News) The European Journal of Law and Technology (EJLT) Special issue on the regulation of nanotechnology is now officially online. The issue and all contributions can be accessed on http://ejlt.org//index. | |
| The issue contains 15 contributions that canvass some of the most pressing philosophical, ethical and regulatory questions currently being debated around the world in relation to nanotechnologies and more specifically nanomaterials. | |
| Table of contents | |
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Editorial Philip Leith & Abdul Paliwala |
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Introduction to the Special Issue Why the elephant in the room appears to be more than a nano-sized challenge Joel D'Silva & Diana Meagan Bowman |
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Decision Ethics and Emergent Technologies: The Case of Nanotechnology David Berube |
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Justice or Beneficence: What Regulatory Virtue for Nano-Governance? Hailemichael Teshome Demissie |
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Regulating Nanoparticles: the Problem of Uncertainty Roger Strand & Kamilla Lein Kjølberg |
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Complexities of labelling of nanoproducts on the consumer markets Harald Throne-Holst & Arie Rip |
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Soft regulation and responsible nanotechnological development in the European Union: Regulating occupational health and safety in the Netherlands Bärbel Dorbeck-Jung |
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Nanomaterials and the European Water Framework Directive Steffen Foss Hansen, Anders Baun & Catherine Ganzleben |
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The Proposed Ban on Certain Nanomaterials for Electrical and Electronic Equipment in Europe and Its Global Security Implications: A Search for an Alternative Regulatory Approach Hitoshi Nasu & Thomas Faunce |
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The Regulation of Nano-particles under the European Biocidal Products Directive: Challenges for Effective Civil Society Participation Michael T Reinsborough & Gavin Sullivan |
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Value chains as a linking-pin framework for exploring governance and innovation in nano-involved sectors: illustrated for nanotechnologies and the food packaging sector Douglas Robinson |
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Food and nano-food within the Chinese regulatory system: no need to have overregulation, Less physicality can produce more power Margherita Poto |
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Regulation and Governance of Nanotechnology in China: Regulatory Challenges and Effectiveness Darryl Stuart Jarvis & Noah Richmond |
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How Resilient is India to Nanotechnology Risks? Examining Current Developments, Capacities and an Approach for Effective Risk Governance and Regulation Shilpanjali Deshpande Sarma |
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Toward Safe and Sustainable Nanomaterials: Chemical Information Call-in to Manufacturers of Nanomaterials by California as a Case Study William Ryan, Sho Takatori, Thomas Booze & Hai-Yong Kang |
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De minimis curat lex: New Zealand law and the challenge of the very small Colin Gavaghan & Jennifer Moore |
| Source: European Journal of Law and Technology |