Regulating health in Europe

Regulating dual-use research in Europe.

COVER Eroded landscape of Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater on Mars. Sheepbed mudstone is seen in the foreground, ~4 meters distant from the Curiosity rover camera that took the photo; Gillespie sandstone is in the middle fi eld. The foothills of Mt. Sharp (upper left), ~20 kilometers distant, are Curiosity’s ultimate destination. Exploration of this region by the Curiosity rover offers evidence of ...

Regulating Telecommunications in Europe: Present and Future

This chapter describes and assesses the new regime for regulating electronic communications services, which came into force in Europe in July 2003. The first two sections describe, respectively, the previous regime (the 1998 package) and the new regime. The third section discusses experience of the new system up to the end of 2007, 1 whereas the fourth evaluates its operation and the plans, alr...

Precautionary uncertainty: regulating GM crops in Europe

Through the precautionary principle, governments acknowledge the limits of science as a basis for policy, while seeking to clarify scientific uncertainty. This tension is exemplified by the European risk regulation of genetically modified (GM) crops. The risk debate has been translated into various precautionary approaches, each with its own cognitive framing of the relevant uncertainties. Earl...

Health and health care in transitional Europe.

In December 2004 we called for papers that would document the impact on population health and on health systems of the transition from communism in Europe and central Asia. Over the past 18 months, a series of events has focused the eyes of the world on this region. May 2004 saw the historic enlargement of the European Union. In Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, popular uprisings have led to th...

Regulating stem cell research in Europe by the back door.