Precautionary Principle
The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking. It emphasizes caution, pausing and review before leaping into new innovations that may prove disastrous. Critics argue that it is vague, self-cancelling, unscientific and an obstacle to progress.In an engineering context, the precautionary principle manifests itself as the factor of safety, discussed in detail in the monograph of Elishakoff. It was apparently suggested, in civil engineering, by Belindor in 1729. Interrelation between safety factor and reliability is extensively studied by …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 May 2024 English
International investment treaties and their investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) system are facing growing scrutiny of how they threaten climate action, environmental protection, and social justice. But what would an alternative …
“do no harm,” “polluter pays,” or “the precautionary principle.” A related issue is that investor treaty …
CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 26 April 2024 English
Submission by the Canadian Environmental Law Association to the Canadian Nuclear Safety 1500 Commission Regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Sara Libman October 12, …
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ELC: Environmental Law Centre · 23 April 2024 English
In the case of the Tobacco Act, the federal government is exercising its criminal law power to create legislation that addresses the public health concern of smoking, and it regulates …
Amendments direct Ministers to apply the precautionary principle when assessing whether a substance qualifies … to identify toxic substances using the precautionary principle and consider their cumulative effects.87 …
LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English
Commissioner is now an employee of the Auditor General and is expected to perform the duties assigned by the Auditor General.120 Furthermore, it is now the Downgrading the Environmental Auditor …
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LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English
The Environmental Commissioner should be principle, the precautionary principle, the appointed as an independent officer of the environmental justice principle, and the principle of legislature and be …
Commissioner should be principle, the precautionary principle, the appointed as an independent officer …
LCO: Law Commission of Ontario · 14 March 2024 English
implementation of the EBR. [...] The Environmental Commissioner should be principle, the precautionary principle, the appointed as an independent officer of the environmental justice principle, and the …
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EAC: Centre d'action écologique · 27 February 2024 English
likelihood of short-term population growth (85-92% probability) that is in line with the Precautionary Principle and Section 70(5) of the Fishery (General) Regulations and therefore is consistent with rebuilding …
probability) that is in line with the Precautionary Principle and Section 70(5) of the Fishery (General) …
Council of Canadians · 22 February 2024 English
Our organization, Northumberland Chapter of the Council of Canadians Trade Justice Group (TJG) was in touch with Canada’s four Ministries in 2023 on the issue of Mexico trying to protect …
should follow Mexico’s lead in adopting the precautionary principle in relation to the use of pesticides and …
Council of Canadians · 25 January 2024 English
recommendations in this AAP clinical report run parallel to Mexico’s desire to apply the ‘precautionary principle’ in addressing the many concerns and unknowns that exist wit. [...] A recent study has shown …
approach to GM corn legislation embraces the ‘precautionary principle’ given that the jury is still out on just … parallel to Mexico’s desire to apply the ‘precautionary principle’ in addressing the many concerns and unknowns …
Invasive Species Council of BC · 25 January 2024
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range for use in analysis following the precautionary principle. In addition to reviewing documents available …
