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作者:Sunstein,CassR.
出版时间:2005
书籍简介:
What is the relationship between fear, danger, and the law? Cass Sunstein attacks the increasingly influential Precautionary Principle – the idea that regulators should take steps to protect against potential harms, even if causal chains are uncertain and even if we do not know that harms are likely to come to fruition. Focusing on such problems as global warming, terrorism, DDT, and genetic engineering, Professor Sunstein argues that the Precautionary Principle is incoherent. Risks exist on all sides of social situations, and precautionary steps create dangers of their own. Diverse cultures focus on very different risks, often because social influences and peer pressures accentuate some fears and reduce others. Instead of adopting the Precautionary Principle, Professor Sunstein argues for three steps: a narrow Anti-Catastrophe Principle, designed for the most serious risks; close attention to costs and benefits; and an approach called ‘libertarian paternalism’, designed to respect freedom of choice while also moving people in directions that will make their lives go better. He also shows how free societies can protect liberty amidst fears about terrorism and national security. Laws of Fear represents a major statement from one of the most influential political and legal theorists writing today.
作者简介:
凯斯·R.桑斯坦（Cass R.Sunstein），芝加哥大学法学院和政治学系卡尔·N.卢埃林法理学杰出贡献教授。哈佛大学法学博士，芝加哥大学法学院法理学教授：曾任哥伦比亚大学萨缪尔·卢宾访问教授、哈佛大学访问教授、美国法学院协会行政法分会会长、数字化电视台公共服务义务总统顾问委员会成员。
王爱民，男，江苏东台人，1965年生，2000年获得法理学博士学位。2008年于澳大利亚迪肯大学法学院从事研究工作。现为北方工业大学法律系副教授，硕士研究生导师，主要研究方向为立法学、比较法。参与或主持多项国家级、省部级科研项目。主要论文有：《美、德立法监督制度比较》、《美国风险立法述评》、《论立法抵触》等。
