The precautionary principle: a critical appraisal of environment risk assessment

2002 ◽  
Vol 39 (06) ◽  
pp. 39-3347-39-3347
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
The Precautionary Principle

The Role of Risk Assessment in Precautionary Intervention: A Comparison of Judicial Trends in the EC and WTO

2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 455-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elen Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
European Community ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Case Law ◽  
World Trade Organisation ◽  
The Precautionary Principle ◽  
The World ◽  
Phytosanitary Measures

AbstractThis paper focuses on the meanings attached to the "precautionary principle" in judgments passed down by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the European Community (EC) courts. It speaks to claims that, in response to WTO litigation, the EC courts are beginning to construe the precautionary principle in a manner that more closely resembles obligations arising from the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (the SPS Agreement). It illustrates that although disparities between interpretations in EC and WTO case law of legitimate precautionary intervention are growing to be less obvious, inconsistencies continue to exist.

scholarly journals Child-centred pandemic decisions: how the Precautionary Principle can generate better risk assessment in an era of uncertainty

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Kvalsvig ◽  
Jin Russell ◽  
Carmen Timu-Parata ◽  
Michael G. Baker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
Burden Of Proof ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Preventive Action ◽  
The Precautionary Principle ◽  
Health Impact Assessments ◽  
Comprehensive Health ◽  
Indirect Impacts

Abstract Key messagesRisk assessment for children has been a polarising issue during the Covid-19 pandemic. Governments around the world are preparing to ‘open up’ before risks to children are fully quantified, with unknown implications for their long-term health.Applying the Precautionary Principle to child health requires decision makers to 1) take preventive action until risks are better understood; 2) ensure that the burden of proof rests with proponents of risk; 3) explore alternatives to the risk; and 4) use participatory approaches to decision-making.Policies relating to children must be centred on the rights and wellbeing of children. We provide a framework for comprehensive Health Impact Assessments to ensure that direct and indirect impacts upon children are taken into account in major policy decisions.Elimination strategies offer an integrated approach to the protection of children’s wellbeing, the wellbeing of the population as a whole, and health equity. Where countries are transitioning away from elimination, a tight suppression approach is preferable to loose suppression or mitigation.

Role of the precautionary principle in the EU risk assessment process on industrial chemicals

2003 ◽  
Vol 75 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 2535-2541 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. de Bruijn ◽  
Bjorn Hansen ◽  
S. Munn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Industrial Chemicals ◽  
The Precautionary Principle ◽  
Scientific Experts ◽  
General Guidance

This paper discusses the practical implementation of the precautionary principle in the area of management of industrial chemicals in the European Union. An analysis of a number of recent cases where the precautionary principle was invoked shows that the main reason for doing so were the uncertainties in the risk assessment (or the underlying effects or exposure data), which were, according to the scientific experts, so high that the "normal" level of certainty could not be obtained. The challenge for the future is to try to develop general guidance or rules that will support the policymakers in their decision as to whether this uncertainty is so large that action is warranted or whether it is acceptable to wait until further information has become available.

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