Scientific Evidence in EUropean Environmental Rule-Making

The Case of the Landfill and End-of-Life Vehicles Directives
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-411-2082-3
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 336 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in law

This volume addresses the controversial nature of the relationship between science and environmental law. Much as politicians might wish otherwise, environmental decisions cannot be made solely by a scientific analysis of the situation, since they ultimately involve political choices, frequently between fundamentally divided interests. There is an increasingly apparent tension between the need for independent expert input, in technical areas such as cost benefit assessment as well as in the natural sciences, and adequate public involvement. The second part of this volume looks at the area of waste, in particular the Landfill Directive and the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive and their implementation in Italy and the UK. These essays demonstrate very clearly that waste regulation is far from a simple technical or scientific issue, but is capable of provoking serious political and cultural questions.This volume includes contributions from some of Europe¿s leading commentators in this area, from diverse professional and national backgrounds.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Biondi, Andrea

Cecchetti, Marcello

Grassi, Stefano

Lee, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht