Law and Risk

by Law Commission of Canada

The study and practice of risk analysis, risk management, and thecommunication of risk has been the subject of heated debates. This isno less so when law is added to the mix. Despite the law'sconstant search for certainty, the concept of risk itself is inherentlyuncertain. From the precautionary principle to the role of researchethics boards, risk remains a value-laden term, difficult to define andeven more difficult to address. This book looks at...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774811919
• ISBN13: 9780774811910
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 224 Pages