Environmentally Induced Cancer and the Law
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-89930-389-5 (ISBN)
In Part I, Cross addresses the significant and unique problems presented by the disease of cancer, demonstrating that the limits of scientific knowledge, the absence of a demonstrable safe threshold of exposure and other special features of the disease create a unique cancer problem for government. The second section examines the various risk-management approaches from which a regulatory agency may choose. As Cross demonstrates, government must identify carcinogens, assess the risks they present, and choose control methods--a complex task made even more difficult by the conflicting claims of industry and environmental groups. He concludes this section by proposing future approaches for more effective regulation, including prioritization of the greatest hazards and adoption of a moderate, feasibility-based control program. The final chapters explore legal obstacles to victim compensation and argue for fundamental changes in existing common law doctrines to enhance the ability of victim/plaintiffs to recover adequate damages.
FRANK B. CROSS is Associate Professor of Business Law at the University of Texas and Associate Director of the Center for Legal and Regulatory Studies. His numerous articles have appeared in publications such as the Emory Law Journal, Vanderbilt Law Review, Administrative Law Review, Harvard Environmental Law Review and Environmental Affairs Law Review.
Foreword by John D. Graham Context of Environmental Cancer Sources of the "Cancer Problem" Environmental Causes Federal Regulation of Carcinogens Carcinogen Identification and Risk Assessment Carcinogen Risk Management Federal Experience in Carcinogen Regulation Future Directions for Carcinogen Regulation Common Law Liability for Environmental Carcinogens Establshing Liability Common Law Remedies Future Directions for Common Law Recovery Bibliography Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.6.1989 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89930-389-7 / 0899303897 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89930-389-5 / 9780899303895 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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