ABSTRACT
The legal and ethical issues raised in the last chapter present a number of regulatory possibilities. Regulatory overview could be triggered by specific techniques, by attempts to achieve certain purposes (irrespective of the method or technique used), or by the performance of specified activities, such as the use of specific expertise, facilities, or funds. The regulatory response could take a number of forms: it could (depending on the legal system) involve mechanisms such as constitutional provision, primary or secondary legislation, non-legislative codes of practice, or professional selfregulation. The response could be supported by powers of enforcement or sanction ranging from criminal or private law powers/sanctions to social pressure. Moreover, the stringency of the regulatory response could range from prohibitive to permissive. In short, regulatory potential is extremely diverse-there can be variation of the regulatory trigger, form of regulation, form of regulatory enforcement or sanction, and/or regulatory stringency.
