Joakim ZanderThe Application of the Precautionary Principle in Practice
Dr Joakim Zander is currently responsible for the free movement of goods and services at the EFTA Surveillance Authority in Brussels. He has previously worked as a legal officer in DG Enterprise of the European Commission and as a political assistant in the European Parliament. He holds a PhD in law from Maastricht University, the Netherlands, and a Master of Laws degree (juris kandidat) from Uppsala University, Sweden.
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1. Introduction
2. Risk and uncertainty: basic concepts and tools for the application of the precautionary principle
3. The precautionary principle in international law
4. The precautionary principle in EC law
5. The precautionary principle in Sweden
6. The precautionary principle in the United Kingdom
7. The precautionary principle in the United States
8. Conclusions.