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The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… OF CONTENTS Page No. 1. Introduction 1 2. Development of Precautionary Principle in Environmental Law 3 3. The use of Evidentiary … into national resources legislation. 2. Development of Precautionary Principle in Environmental Law The development …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… and Use of Resources ........................ 51 3.5.4. Principle of Preventive Action … 53 3.5.5. Precautionary Principle … emphasis on the principle of intergenerational equity, the precautionary principle and the polluter pays principle. ICM …
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E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… to avoid effluent in line with the polluter-pays principle. For landfills, regulations on siting, operation, … the core obligations of international water law, and the precautionary principle. 4.2. UN Draft Articles on … harm to other aquifer States. Aquifer States shall take a precautionary approach in view of uncertainty about the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UNEP’s Compendium of Innovative Laws: promoting Green Economy & Sustainable Development

… include significant links to sustainable development as a principle that informs the terms of these laws. As noted in … principle of preventative and corrective actions;  the precautionary principle;  the polluter pays principle;  the … consider the entire environment as a whole entity; c) the precautionary principle, which requires that where there is a …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… The new criteria encompass general principles such as the precautionary principle, which implies that in case of uncertainty either … of significant harm to biodiversity, they should apply the precautionary approach. The COP guidelines are also relevant …
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RAMSAR Handbook 3: Laws and institutions

… wetland functions, values and benefits and incorporate a precautionary approach? d) Is there a legal basis to … or other compensation, consistent with the polluter pays principle? f) Are civil or administrative law remedies … • activities affecting wetlands should be governed by the precautionary principle where knowledge of ecological …
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Biodiversity Planning Law. International and National

… core principles of sustainable development such as the precautionary principle and inter-generational equity and sets out an … see Paul Stein “Are decision-makers too cautious with the Precautionary Principle?” 17 (2000) Environmental and …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… by the Cartagena Protocol,5 which is based on the precautionary principle. In this context the principle provides that, where … the threat of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some causal …
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Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… of pollution and waste and reinforces the polluter-pays principle articulated at the Earth Summit. „ The Future We … principle as a norm of customary international law.34 ƒ Precautionary Principle: The precautionary principle encourages legislators and regulators …
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Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… and the freedom of the seas were developed as a legal principle in the 16th and 17th centuries starting with the … of fishing effort, gear restrictions, the parameters of precautionary measures, the setting of TACs, etc. If this is … "information principles", effectively a restatement of the precautionary principle, (sec. 10), are also to be taken into …
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