This article argues that no version of the precautionary principle can be reasonably applied
to decisions that may lead to fatal outcomes. In support of this strong claim, a number of …

Abstract The Precautionary Principle has been an increasingly important principle in
international treaties since the 1980s. Through varying formulations, it states that when an …

The precautionary principle (PP) is an influential principle of risk management. It has been
widely introduced into environmental legislation, and it plays an important role in most …

The precautionary principle recommends preventing possible harm to human health and
environment. It has gained support in the international community as a higher-order legal …

The precautionary principle has been widely discussed in the academic, legal, and policy
arenas. This paper argues, however, that there is no single precautionary principle and we …

The idea of a precautionary principle (or precautionary principles) is beginning to come to
the wider attention of the environmental community, governmental agencies, regulatory …

The maximin rule can be used as a formal version of the precautionary principle. This paper
evaluates the feasibility and the intuitive plausibility of this decision rule. The major …

Abstract Sandin, P. 2004. Better Safe than Sorry: Applying Philosophical Methods to the
Debate on Risk and the Precautionary Principle. Theses in Philosophy from the Royal …

The precautionary principle has its origins in debates about environmental policy, but is
increasingly invoked in bioethical contexts. John Harris and Søren Holm argue that the …

Precaution has long been a basis for taking action to prevent harm; and at the level of the
individual there are clearly merits in this: it is not advisable, for example, to build a house on …