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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Precautionary Principle"”.
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Challenges facing implementation of the precautionary principle in Namibian marine phosphate mining regulation
… In ‘Challenges facing implementation of the Precautionary Principle in Namibian marine phosphate mining regulation’, a study is conducted relating to the regulation, management and sustainability of the marine ecosystem. In addition to the above, this dissertation will assess the …
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The precautionary principle in environmental law governing the offshore oil and gas exploitation industry
… which the reviewed legal instruments embody the precautionary principle of environmental law. The precautionary principle of environmental law has developed as a consequence of uncertainty about the relationship between an activity or emission of a substance and its environmental effects. It …
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THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE & COMPLEX SOVEREIGNTY: USING THE PATHWAYS FRAMEWORK TO EXPLAIN DOMESTIC POLICY OUTCOMES
The precautionary principle has emerged as one of the most contentious international norms within international environmental law. Yet, despite the vexing conceptual uncertainties confronting the precautionary principle, it is repeatedly invoked by policy makers and incorporated within …
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Uncertainty, Risk and the (in)Applicability of the Precautionary Principle: Reassessing the Scope of Precaution and Prevention in International Environmental Law
… on Environment and Development, as a legal principle, it has been framed in such vastly dissimilar ways that it continues to generate significant disagreement over its precise nature, standing and legal effect. Despite the rich and extensive scholarship aimed at clarifying its normative …
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PRINCIPIO DI PRECAUZIONE E DIRITTO PENALE: FONTI, DOGMATICA E DIRITTO VIVENTE
The work reflects on the use of the precautionary principle in the Italian Criminal law system in order to investigate its use in the legislation, in the juridical doctrine and in the court-law. This latest viewpoint is particularly enhanced so to give an updated and complete reconstruction of how …
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Settling Environment-Related Investment Disputes: Current Approaches and A Way Forward
… the possibility of application of one particular principle of international environmental law, namely the Precautionary Principle. The overarching aim of this thesis is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the content and the function of the precautionary principle. This will to provide an …
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Commissioning genetic modification: The marginalisation of dissent in the royal commission on genetic modification
… of this vision into a tenet called the precautionary principle, confronted the bioproponents' utopian vision of Progress guided by experts using neutral science. The bioproponents' response, to reject the precautionary principle and appropriate and redefine sustainability to mean …
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Is our evidence contaminated? Tracing the ways in which proof is validated in the context of Cape Town's marine effluent outfalls
… legislations, South Africa prescribes to the precautionary principle, but the author argues that this principle has not been applied in this scenario and that retrospective attitudes towards beach management and seawater quality concerns have been applied instead. Consequently, the …
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Theoretical aspects of long-term evaluation in environmental economics
… aversion, takes up an important concern of the precautionary principle. The third part extends the underlying model and analyzes the interaction with other characteristics of intertemporal decision making. The latter include an implied preference for the timing of uncertainty resolution as well …
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An ethical assessment of the adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis as a potential HIV prevention method in Zambia
… method consisted in an application of the Precautionary Principle and Utilitarianism. The main empirical findings of this study are that a majority of 80 percent of the respondents have already heard of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. The benefits of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis include reduction in …
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An ethical assessment of the adoption of pre-exposure prophylaxis as a potential HIV prevention method in Zambia
… method consisted in an application of the Precautionary Principle and Utilitarianism. The main empirical findings of this study are that a majority of 80 percent of the respondents have already heard of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. The benefits of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis include reduction in …
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The aesthetics of absence : awareness in the age of neural networks
… people visited Deep Angel. Third, we examine the precautionary principle for Al media manipulation with a randomized experiment. In this particular domain with this particular technology, we find that exposure to media manipulation improves individuals' ability to detect manipulations. Fourth, we …
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Vetenskaplig osäkerhet i policyprocessen : En studie av svensk klimatpolitik
… are no longer relevant, relying on the precautionary principle, requesting more research, and basing decisions on the judgment of scientists. The most common way of managing uncertainty has been to reframe the issue. In the case studied, scientific uncertainty has made scientists very …
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STRUMENTI DI AUTONOMIA PRIVATA E DI PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT A SOSTEGNO DELL¿ECONOMIA CIRCOLARE
… circular economy. The first chapter examines the principles of the circular economy and analyses recent European legislative initiatives that aim to promote its development. As one of the sectors with the greatest environmental impact, the chapter focuses particularly on the textile industry, …
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Shale gas and hydraulic fracturing in South Africa: towards a petroleum legal framework that provides for innovative technologies that support energy security of supply and mitigate climate change
… research methodology and uses the prevention principle (avoidance), precautionary principle (mitigation), and polluter pays principle (remediation) as comparative themes. The comparative jurisdictions are South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The United Kingdom and Canada are more …
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Tagging wild cetaceans : investigating the balance between more and less invasive techniques
… Given this context, we ought to employ the precautionary principle when evaluating impacts, interpreting guidelines and implementing them.
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The Impacts and Implications of Post-1995 Linkages Between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and the World Trade Organization: Politicization, Deadlock, and Dispute
… to risk, danger, risk management and the precautionary principle. Chapter 3 evaluates three impacts of post-1995 linkages between these institutions (the politicization of the Codex Commission, deadlock in the Codex standard elaboration process, and dispute in the WTO) as well as three …
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A quantitative risk assessment of exposure to nitrates in drinking water and thyroid disorders in East Anglia, United Kingdom
… process, the recommendation is based on the precautionary principle.
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The role of international law in promoting the sustainable development of natural resources: a focus on living resource regimes
… as well as more established norms such as the "precautionary principle". The text analyzes existing international treaties, as well as model instruments, dealing with management of biodiversity and discusses their effectiveness in realizing conservation in the light of existing scientific data …
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Policiamento comunitário na cidade de João Pessoa/ PB: realidade o mito?
… aims to integrate with the community and the precautionary principle as output to the difficulties of public security. This model of policing was suggested and enhanced, both in Brazil and in other countries, as the door to solving the problems of security and integration between police and …
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