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Who's Afraid Of The Precautionary Principle?, Robert V. Percival
Who's Afraid Of The Precautionary Principle?, Robert V. Percival
Robert Percival
The precautionary principle – the notion that lack of scientific certainty should not foreclose precautionary regulation – has become enormously popular in recent years, as reflected by its endorsement in many important international declarations and agreements. Despite its growing influence, the precautionary principle recently has come under fire by critics who argue that it is incoherent, potentially paralyzing, and that it will lead regulators to make bad choices. They maintain that society faces greater peril from overly costly regulations than from exposure to sources of environmental risks whose effect on human health and the environment is not fully understood at …
Bad Science, Linda Greer, Rena I. Steinzor
Myths Of The Reinvented State, Rena I. Steinzor
Myths Of The Reinvented State, Rena I. Steinzor
Rena I. Steinzor
No abstract provided.
Reinventing Environmental Regulation: Back To The Past By Way Of The Future, Rena I. Steinzor
Reinventing Environmental Regulation: Back To The Past By Way Of The Future, Rena I. Steinzor
Rena I. Steinzor
No abstract provided.
Reinventing Environmental Regulation Via The Government Performance And Results Act: Where's The Money?, Rena I. Steinzor, William F. Piermattei
Reinventing Environmental Regulation Via The Government Performance And Results Act: Where's The Money?, Rena I. Steinzor, William F. Piermattei
Rena I. Steinzor
No abstract provided.
The Corruption Of Civic Environmentalism, Rena I. Steinzor
The Corruption Of Civic Environmentalism, Rena I. Steinzor
Rena I. Steinzor
No abstract provided.
Toward Better Bubbles And Future Lives: A Progressive Response To The Conservative Agenda For Reforming Environmental Law, Rena I. Steinzor
Toward Better Bubbles And Future Lives: A Progressive Response To The Conservative Agenda For Reforming Environmental Law, Rena I. Steinzor
Rena I. Steinzor
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Legal Techniques For Dealing With Scientific Uncertainty: The Contribution Of International Environmental Law, Jorge E. Vinuales
Legal Techniques For Dealing With Scientific Uncertainty: The Contribution Of International Environmental Law, Jorge E. Vinuales
Jorge E Vinuales
The article analyzes how scientific uncertainty is handled in international environmental law. The author identifies ten legal techniques used for this purpose (i.e. precautionary reasoning, framework-protocol approach, advisory scientific bodies, law-making by treaty bodies, managerial approaches to compliance, prior informed consent, environmental impact assessment and monitoring, provisional measures, evidence, and facilitated liability) and link them to four different stages of the development of environmental regimes (i.e. advocacy, design, implementation, reparation). These techniques are illustrated by reference to some fifteen environmental treaties and other instruments, as well as through a detailed case-study focusing on the climate change regime.