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| Introduction |
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1. Origins and Development of the Precautionary Principle |
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| Part I: The Legal Challenges of the Precautionary Principle |
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2. The Rights and Interests of Future Generations and the Precautionary Principle |
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3. The Status of the Precautionary Principle in International Law |
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4. State Responsibility and the Precautionary Principle |
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5. "What you risk reveals what you value", and Other Dilemmas Encountered in the Legal Assaults on Risks |
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| Part II: The Wider Context of Implementing the Precautionary Principle |
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6. The Relationship between Policy, Science, Technology, Economics and Law in the Implementation of the Precautionary Principle |
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7. Scientific Methods and the Precautionary Principle |
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8. Integrating Precautionary Scientific Methods into Decision-Making |
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9. The Economics of Taking Care: An Evaluation of the Precautionary Principle |
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10. The Precautionary Approach in International Human Rights Law: How It can Benefit the Environment |
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11. EC Environmental Policy -- a Pre-cautionary Tale? |
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12. The Impact of Scientific Uncertainty on Environmental Law and Policy in the United States |
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13. Glocalization: the Precautionary Principle and Public Participation, with special reference to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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14. Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Challenges and Opportunities |
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