SAFE OR SORRY: HOW THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IS CHANGING EUROPE'S CONSUMER SAFETY REGULATION REGIME AND HOW THE UNITED STATES' CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION MUST TAKE NOTICE

* J.D. Candidate, May 2007, American University Washington College of Law; M.A. Candidate, International Relations, American University, December 2007; B.A. English & Journalism, May 2004, Colorado State University. Staff Member, Administrative Law Review, 2005-07. I must, of course, thank my family for always believing in me even when it results in an incalculable amount of student loans. I also want to express my appreciation for Professor Robert Vaughn, whose mastery of the law will always be a source of admiration and wonder, for sparking this entire process and helping me throughout. I am also indebted to Anna Herken and Axel Bree for acting as my guides through the thicket and morass that can be EU law Vielen Dank. Finally, a special thanks to Deryn Sumner for always being there for me I could not imagine a world without her love and support.