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Precautionary Reasoning and the Precautionary Principle

2021
In the first four chapters of this book, I have taken the reader on a tour of decision theory and moral theory and examined, critiqued, and defended the precautionary principle (PP). In the first chapter, I made seven key points that form the basis of my approach to precautionary reasoning.
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Is the precautionary principle a principle?

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 2002
The article considers whether the precautionary principle is a principle. Truth in labeling is not the only motive behind asking this question. There is a tradition of principle-based decision making in the public health professions. Principles of ethics matter to epidemiologists and others who study disease causation in populations and recommend, even
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Precautionary Principle

2013
Precautionary actions to protect health and ensure safety have always been an important part of public health practice. When hazards are well established with scientific evidence, precautionary action is most likely to receive consensus support. But when there are significant gaps in the scientific understanding of putative hazards, precautionary ...
Evelyn Alvarez   +2 more
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The Precautionary Principle

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
The vast literature surrounding the precautionary principle (PP) in risk management concerns the principle’s plausibility and applications, either as an entire concept or in particular formulations. Generally, such scholarship offers either clear support or opposition to the PP as an approach to preventing harm.
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The Precautionary Principle

2002
AbstractThis chapter explains that precaution is the end point of a range of public measures intended to counter ecological damage. It reviews the definitions given to the principle in various legal systems, as well as representative court decisions, in order to set out the problematic elements inherent in this norm. It considers the various thresholds
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[The precautionary principle]

2001
Ce chapitre du dictionnaire des risques est consacré au principe de précaution.
Larrère, Catherine, Larrere, R.
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Precautionary Principle

2012
Abstract While the precautionary principle is found in some legal systems, such as Germany, it is nonetheless relatively novel as a precept of administrative law. It has however become of increased importance in EU law. This chapter begins by examining the development of the precautionary principle into a general principle of EU law.
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Applying the Precautionary Principle

Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 2012
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