The precautionary principle provides a justification to act where scientific uncertainty about the nature and extent of detected indications of harm would other

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This study examines how the European Union has used the precautionary principle in legal decisions.

Instead of adopting the Precautionary Principle, Professor Sunstein argues for three steps: a narrow Anti-Catastrophe Principle, designed for the most serious r

This overview of the role played by the precautionary principle in international trade law, European law and national law compares how precautionary considerati