Analysis of the Legal Measures Concerning Risk Assessment and Control for High-Speed Rail: Experience and Lessons from the European Union

Abstract

In a context of the emerging risks that may lead to the high speed rail accidents and so the deaths, the question is to know what the roles of different actors prescribed in the legal system and what instruments have been established, and whether the legal framework is sufficient to promote risk assessment. This research studied the European Union legal system and pointed out its experience that could be enlighting as well as its weaknesses.