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... Dictionary of Environmental Law - Page 249by Alan Gilpin - 2000 - 377 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| R. Lefeber - 1996 - 384 pages
...the precautionary principle. Pursuant to this principle, "lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation". 4 ' 1 Notwithstanding the advance of the precautionary principle, manifestations of environmental degradation... | |
| Jacob Werksman - 1996 - 364 pages
...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' (emphasis added). 83 See Epiney, A and Furrer, A, 'Umweltschutz nach Maastricht', Europarecht (1992)... | |
| Michael Bowman, Catherine Redgwell - 1996 - 350 pages
...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. There is now a large literature on this, see eg op. tit., n. 72 and sources discussed there, such as:... | |
| 436 pages
..."When 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." However, there seems to be no uniform understanding of the meaning of the precautionary principle established... | |
| Jean-Pierre Lévy, Gunnar G. Schram - 1996 - 856 pages
...there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall be not used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation." (Principle 15 of the UNCED Rio Declaration) 30. The FAO Technical Consultation on High Seas Fishing... | |
| Francesco Francioni, Tullio Scovazzi - 1996 - 710 pages
..."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".14 To apply the precautionary principle to whaling would mean that a lack of full scientific... | |
| Robert V. Percival, Dorothy C. Alevizatos - 1997 - 468 pages
...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. PRINCIPLE 16 National authorities should endeavor to promote the internalization of environmental costs... | |
| Tullio Treves, Laura Pineschi - 1997 - 622 pages
...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", Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, 14 June 1992, Doc. A/CONF151/5, 1 May... | |
| United Nations Environment Programme - 1997 - 468 pages
...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. PRINCIPLE 16 National authorities should endeavour to promote the internalization of environmental... | |
| Edward Brans, Esther J. De Haan - 1997 - 324 pages
...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" (31 ILM 874 (1992)). The level of harm triggering action within the framework of Principle 15 is higher... | |
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