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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… processes and access to justice, in keeping with Rio Principle 10. Its aims are: • creation of an International … equity; • sustainable utilization of resources; • “precautionary principle,” “sound scientific knowledge”, and … a supportive economic system, and improve social equity.4 Precautionary principle The “precautionary principle” emerged …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… and Concepts of Sustainable Development 65 1.4.3 Precautionary Principle 67 1.4.4 Polluter-Pays Principle 68 1.4.5 Principle … Sustainable Development under Sri Lankan Law 160 5.4.2 The Precautionary Principle 163 5.4.3 The Polluter-Pays Principle …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… the law The role of the judge in environmental law is in principle no different from other settings, but for many … human rights, public health and safety, bioethics and the precautionary principle, and shall generally conduct their … • level of scientific certainty or uncertainty needed for precautionary action (e.g., Rio Principle 15 references a …
Compendium of Summaries of Judgments in Environmen Related Cases
… Compulsory Acquisition United States 4, 5 Polluter Pays Principle India 1, 3, 5, 11, 35 Pollution Australia 6, 7 … Lanka 9 United States 3 “Practical Approach” Australia 2 Precautionary Principle Argentina 1 Australia 1, 2, 3 … This was in accordance with the principle demanding a precautionary approach to scientific uncertainty embodied in …
The status of climate change litigation - A global review
… the European Convention on Human Rights; the “no harm” principle of international law; the doctrine of hazardous negligence; the principle of fairness, the precautionary principle, and the sustainability principle … UNFCCC; and the principle of a high protection level, the precautionary principle, and the prevention principle …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… information in regard to environmental law is one of the principle causes that contribute to the lack of effective … at secondary and tertiary levels • incorporation of the principle of sustainable development • the polluter pays principle • the precautionary principle • the principle of continuous …