Implementing the precautionary principle : approaches from the Nordic countries, EU and USA
Addresses the legal aspects of how the precautionary principle is implemented in different sectors, and examines its successes, failures, strengths and weaknesses. This book provides an appraisal of the question of whether the precautionary principle is relevant, indeed essential, to avert major environmental and health risks.
1 online resource (xxxvi, 396 pages)
9781849771696, 9781136563232, 9781136563188, 9781136563225, 9781138012172, 1849771693, 1136563237, 1136563180, 1136563229, 1138012173
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Origin, status and effects of the precautionary principle / Nicolas de Sadeleer
The precautionary principle in European Community health and environment law : sword or shield for the Nordic countries? / Nicolas de Sadeleer
Denmark / Ellen Margrethe Basse
Finland / Erki Hollo
Iceland / Aðalheiður Jóhannsdóttir
Norway / Hans Christian Bugge
Sweden / Gabriel Michanek
Legal status of precaution in the Nordic countries : a comparative analysis / Nicolas de Sadeleer
The precautionary principle and Helsinki Commission / Minna Pyhälä [and others]
The precautionary approach and fisheries : a Nordic perspective / Tore Henriksen
Uncertainty and precaution : challenges and implications for science and the policy of genetically modified organisms / Ann Ingeborg Myhr
Genetically modified organisms in European Union law / Theofanis Christoforou
Genetically modified organisms and precaution in Norwegian law / Ole Kristian Fauchald
Genetically modified organisms and precaution in Finnish and Swedish law / Jussi Kauppila
The precautionary principle and nature conservation law : Danish experiences / Helle Tegner Anker
The precautionary principle in Swedish chemicals law and policy / Annika Nilsson
Risks, costs and alternatives in European Community environmental legislation : the case of registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (REACH) / Gerd Winter
The impact of registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals (REACH) on the regulatory powers of the Nordic countries / Nicolas de Sadeleer
The legacy of the precautionary principle in US law : the rise of cost-benefit analysis and risk assessment as undermining factors in health, safety and environmental protection / Nicholas Ashford
Lessons from international, EU and Nordic legal regimes / Nicolas de Sadeleer