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, 2012 The precautionary principle has come to the fore in risk discourse. It calls for early measures to avoid and mitigate environmental damage and health hazards in the face of uncertainty.
Ahteensuu, Marko, Sandin, Per
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The precautionary principle (PP), as it appears in international treaties or in some countries’ legal systems, suggests that the prospect of scientific progress should not justify the delay of preventive measures. Three effects identified in the economics literature – the irreversibility, the precautionary and the ambiguity aversion effects – may be ...
Gollier, Christian, Treich, Nicolas, N.
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The precautionary principle (PP), as it appears in international treaties or in some countries’ legal systems, suggests that the prospect of scientific progress should not justify the delay of preventive measures. Three effects identified in the economics literature – the irreversibility, the precautionary and the ambiguity aversion effects – may be ...
Gollier, Christian, Treich, Nicolas, N.
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MCN: The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2015
While it was the ECJ in Sandoz to first judicially recognise the precautionary principle in the European legal order, it was the EFTA Court in its ground-breaking Kellogg’s judgment which significantly contributed to the shaping of such a highly contested principle.
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While it was the ECJ in Sandoz to first judicially recognise the precautionary principle in the European legal order, it was the EFTA Court in its ground-breaking Kellogg’s judgment which significantly contributed to the shaping of such a highly contested principle.
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Five charges against the precautionary principle
Journal of Risk Research, 2002 We defend the precautionary principle against five common charges, namely that it is ill-defined, absolutist, and a value judgement, increases risk-taking, and marginalizes science.
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The Precautionary Principle: Is it Safe
European Journal of Health Law, 2013Abstract The precautionary principle is generally acknowledged to be a powerful tool for protecting health but it was originally invoked by policy makers for dealing with environmental issues. In the 1990s, the principle was incorporated into many legislative and regulatory texts in international law.
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The Precautionary Principle and Pesticides
Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 2000In 1998, Greenpeace, Natuur en Milieu(Nature and Environment), Milieudefensie(Environmental Defense), and the National ConsumersUnion presented a report about the possible risks andhazards associated with pesticide residues on fruitsand vegetables.
Gremmen, H.G.J., van den Belt, H.
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Sunscreen and the Precautionary Principle
2021The Precautionary Principle is a decision-making device designed to help us when we deal with uncertain risks. Despite a number of case-control and prospective studies over several years, there remains some uncertainty as to whether sunscreens are unequivocally effective in reducing the risk of skin cancer, and we examine how useful the principle is in
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From ‘the’ Precautionary Principle to Precautionary Principles
Ethics, Policy & Environment, 2013The precautionary principle has been widely discussed in the academic, legal, and policy arenas. This paper argues, however, that there is no single precautionary principle and we should stop referring to ‘the’ precautionary principle. Instead, we should talk about ‘precaution’ and ‘precautionary approaches’ more generally and identify and defend ...
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Privacy and the precautionary principle
Computer Law & Security Review, 2012The precautionary principle – which implies that where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing protective measures – has been adopted as a standard of environmental and health protection in international and European legislation.
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In defence of the precautionary principle
2010 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society, 2010The precautionary principle is widely advocated, especially in Europe, but also much attacked. In this paper the principle will first be outlined and then some of the common criticisms discussed. One in particular will be examined in some depth; the criticism is that it is inherently paradoxical.
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