At a time in which behavioural science has gained increasing attention for the design of population-wide health interventions, this chapter discusses its potential contributions to the prevention and control of Non-Communicable-Diseases (NCDs). Given the largely preventable nature of NCDs, any...

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...

In recent decades, governments across the world actively cooperated to harmonize and coordinate policies “behind the borders” through a variety of harmonization efforts at multilateral, as well as regional and bilateral, levels. These efforts have been dictated by the trade liberalization...

IT-Compliance bezeichnet einen Zustand, in dem alle, die IT des Unternehmens betreffenden und verbindlich vorgegebenen bzw. als verbindlich akzeptierten Vorgaben nachweislich eingehalten werden. Sofern die Vorgaben aus Gesetzen stammen, bedeutet dies, dass sich Unternehmen an geltendes Recht zu...

In health care, as in everything else, money matters. Of course, money is not the only thing that matters - but it matters a lot - perhaps more than all the other factors combined. What we pay for and how we pay for it profoundly affects the quality and availability of the care that is provided...

This survey of recent developments includes reports about special legislation for the compensation of those affected by the spill of crude oil off the west coast of Korea from the tanker Hebei Spirit and revisions of the Commercial Code relevant to maritime law, in particular, those relating to...

A medical device is intended to alleviate a medical condition or to substitute a body function. The use of medical devices entails risks, first and foremost for patients who usually lack the necessary information, time and ability for informed decisions. Based on this, societies choose to...

Have China, Japan and Korea achieved their policy goals in an effective and efficient manner by introducing its own WEEE and RoHS regulations? While the three countries enacted RoHS- and WEEE-like regulations which are comparable to the EU RoHS (2002/95/EC) and WEEE (2002/96/EC) in the middle of...

Maritime policy analysts often invoke the 'vessel safety net' metaphor to explain the independent but overlapping risk management roles and responsibilities of the vessel master and crew, owner and charterer, operating company, classification society, flag state and port states. Oil spills from...

This is a substantially revised, refocused, and updated version of an earlier draft paper, exploring the significant role Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) plays in facilitating or impeding legislative and regulatory policy decisions. The paper centers around three case studies of CBAs EPA prepared...