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Public Authority Liability And The Regulation Of Nanotechnology: A European Perspective, Nina Natalia Baranowska
Public Authority Liability And The Regulation Of Nanotechnology: A European Perspective, Nina Natalia Baranowska
Canadian Journal of Law and Technology
This paper argues that in certain circumstances public authorities should be liable for regulating nanotechnology. Nanotechnology is an emerging field of technology that enables to control shape and size of various structures, devices and systems at nanometer scale on which one nanometer is equal to one-billionth of a meter. In spite of being a nascent field of science and technology, its scope of application – in the food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, construction, textile, electronics, and agricultural industries – is expanding rapidly. The risks associated to nanotechnology, however, and its long-term consequences are still largely unknown, particularly in regards to its health …