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Zusatztext …this elegantly written book paints the big picture..and the narrative is unusually helpful in guiding the reader through the complexity, which should ensure the book's value and interest… Informationen zum Autor Harm Schepel is a Senior Lecturer at Kent Law School and at the Brussels School for International Studies, University of Kent. Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rise! role and status of private product safety standards in the legal regulation of integrating markets. Zusammenfassung The book offers the first systematic treatment of European, American and international 'standards law' in the English language. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 The Rise of Private Governance: Functional Differentiation and Economic Globalisation2 The European Community: Market Integration and Private Transnationalism3 The United States: Deregulation and Legalisation4 Standards in the European Union5 Standards and Codes in the United States6 International Harmonisation of Standards7 Private Regulation in European Public Law8 Private Regulation in American Public Law9 Politics and the Economy: Linking Institutions in Competition Law10 Custom, Science and Law: Linking Institutions in TortConclusion The Constitution of Private Governance