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The Precautionary Principle and International Law - The Challenge of Implementation (Hardcover)
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The Precautionary Principle and International Law - The Challenge of Implementation (Hardcover)
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The precautionary concept has become intrinsic to international
environmental policy, especially with the adoption, in 1992, of the
Rio Declaration at UNCED. Principle 15 of that Declaration provides
that: "In order to protect the environment, the precautionary
approach shall be widely applied by States according to their
capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible
damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a
reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent
environmental degradation." The challenge facing the international
community is how to attain truly precautionary environmental
policies. This challenge is one of changing perceptions as much as
of changing institutions or technical mechanisms. It is a challenge
to our way of viewing the world as much as to our views of the role
of science, or the burden of proof. It also raises a question as to
the role of legal and other regulatory instruments in implementing
the precautionary principle. This question, however, lends itself
to a multifaceted and multidisciplinary approach. After an
introduction to the origins and development of the precautionary
principle, 12 chapters explore a selection of themes relevant to
the implementation of the principle. Where the relationship between
international, national and local policies is concerned, a new
concept is introduced: glocalization. The book concludes with a
synthesis of the opportunities for, and constraints on, the
implementation of the precautionary principle, as identified by the
various authors.
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