As representatives of one of the civil society organizations mentioned in Miller and Conko's Commentary on the precautionary principle (Nat. Biotechnol. 19 , 302–303, 2001 ), we would like to ...

The main difference is in how precaution should be exercised in practice. This basis for precautionary principle in many conventions and treaties requires differentiating them from those that are ...

Last Friday, a dispute settlement panel convened under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ruled in favor of the U.S. on two ...

The precautionary approach and precautionary principle are neologisms coined by opponents of technology who wish to rationalize banning things they don't like, such as gene splicing, cellular ...

Based on these considerations, this paper proposes that the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle--widely accepted international environmental principles--may provide other grounds ...

What is the relationship between fear, danger, and the law? Cass Sunstein attacks the increasingly influential Precautionary Principle - the idea that regulators should take steps to protect against ...

Research and development of model long-term chemicals policies and application of the precautionary principle in environmental science and policy. Areas of teaching and research interests include ...