This book offers a detailed and original comparative analysis of the EU and WTO risk regulatory regimes by choosing as a case in point their respective disciplines related to genetically modified organisms (GMOs). It explains and compares the fundamental principles, policies, and concepts...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) presents an historic opportunity for the European Union and the United States to remove regulatory divergence – today's most prominent obstacle to trade exchanges –, thereby increasing economic growth for the citizens of both...

Many democratic societies are experiencing a crisis of faith. Citizens are making clear their frustration with their supposedly representative governments, which instead seem driven by the interests of big business, powerful individuals and wealthy lobby groups. As a result, we increasingly feel...

This essay takes shape as a review of one of the latest books devoted to changemaking. As such it transcends this particular publication to unpack some of the key questions raised by this ubiquitous concept. Bill Drayton, Ashoka’s founder, memorably coined the term “changemaker” in 1981,...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the Committee on Petitions, evaluates the state of play of the right of petition ten years after the inclusion of the principle of participatory democracy in...

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) presents a historic opportunity for the European Union and the United States to remove regulatory divergence - today's most prominent obstacle to trade exchanges -, thereby increasing economic growth for the citizens of both policies....

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs and requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, assesses the impact of disinformation and strategic political propaganda...

This chapter provides a detailed analysis of the economic, legal and public policy rationales for the application of taxes and other fiscal measures on health-related commodities. The motivation for such taxes has been more often linked to the fiscal revenues generated than to their potential...

This chapter is the introduction to the book Nudge and the Law: A European Perspective. It sets the scene for an exploration of the legal implications of the emergent phenomenon of behaviourally informed intervention. More precisely, we focuses on the challenges and opportunities it may offer to...