Public choice theory sheds light on many aspects of legislation, regulation, and constitutional law and is critical to a sophisticated understanding of public policy. The editors of this landmark addition to the law and economics literature have organized the Handbook into four main areas of...

Stunned by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration adopted a new National Security Strategy in September 2002. The UK government took a similar stance. This new strategy calls for anticipatory attacks against potential enemies with uncertain capacities and...

Although few citizens outside of the livestock industry have heard about this veterinary drug, ractopamine is set to become not only the source of public concern but also the trigger of another endless transatlantic trade dispute. After years of scientific and political deadlock, the Codex...

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...

“Three letters lie at the heart of our modern world: BPA.” “Bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, may be among the most vilified chemicals.” While the former statement appeared on the New Scientist, the latter was the incipit of a brilliant piece published in The New Yorker in May 2011 and...

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...

Digital technology has already created more opportunities for more people than any technological change since the printing press. Google, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and Tumblr are radically changing how ideas spread, how they influence others, and how they create networks and...