Risk perception, culture, and legal change : a comparative study on food safety in the wake of the mad cow crisis / Matteo Ferrari.
2009
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Author
Title
Risk perception, culture, and legal change : a comparative study on food safety in the wake of the mad cow crisis / Matteo Ferrari.
Published
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Call Number
K3626 .F47 2009
ISBN
9780754678113 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0754678113 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780754696049 (e-book)
0754696049 (e-book)
0754678113 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780754696049 (e-book)
0754696049 (e-book)
Description
xii, 204 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)427757220
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-197) and index.
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The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Silver Fund
Table of Contents
List of Tables
1
Risk Perception, Culture, and Legal Change
1
Law and Cognitive Sciences
10
Risk and Cultures
17
Culture and Legal Change
39
2
The Administrative Regulation of Foodstuffs
45
The Scientific Features of Mad Cow Disease
46
The BSE Scandal
48
The Local Administrative Frameworks for Ensuring Food Safety
52
The International Dimension of Food Safety
75
The Specific Measures to Minimize the BSE/vCJD Risk
81
Precautionary Approach, Food Safety, and Cultural Values
86
3
Tort Liability and Food Safety
89
Liability for Foodstuffs
90
Which Liability Rule for the vCJD Victims?
122
Tort Law and the Role of the Government
144
The BSE Case: Government Liability, Criminal Law, and No-Fault Compensation Plans
159
4
Conclusions
163
Risk, Regulation, and Compensation
163
Comparative Law and Cultural Context
168
Bibliography
171
Index
199