Implementing the Precautionary Principle - 9781138012172

Taylor & Francis

Implementing the Precautionary PrincipleApproaches from the Nordic Countries, EU and USA\nAuthor(s): Nicolas de Sadeleer\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138012172, 978-1138012172\nSynopsis\nFrom fisheries to persistent organic pollutants to climate change itself, no other environmental principle in environmental law has produced as much controversy as the precautionary principle. \n\n Unlike a preventive approach in which action is taken provided that the threats to the environment are tangible, with a precautionary approach, authorities are prepared to tackle risks for which there is no definitive proof that the damage will materialize. The ramifications of this increasingly apparent approach are profound and cut across all areas of risk assessment and management, environmental law, policy and regulation in every major sector. However, to date little thought has been dedicated to the implementation of the precS