Science and the precautionary principle in international courts and tribunals : expert evidence, burden of proof and finality /

By canvassing a range of international scientific disputes, including the EC-Biotech and EC-Hormones disputes in the WTO, the case concerning Pulp Mills and the Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros case in the International Court of Justice, and the Mox Plant and Land Reclamation cases dealt with under the United N...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Foster, Caroline E., 1969-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Collection:Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996)
Sujets:
Environmental law, International.
International courts.
Evidence (Law)
Precautionary principle.
Tribunaux internationaux.
Preuve (Droit)
Principe de précaution.
LAW > Environmental.
Internationale rechtspraak.
Voorzorg.
Bewijslast.
Bewijs (wetenschap)
Expertise.
International environmental law.
Evidence.
International Court of Justice.
World Trade Organization.
Judicial settlement of international disputes.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Co-operation between disputing parties
  • Methods for taking expert evidence in scientific disputes
  • The role of adjudicators and the role of experts
  • Getting to the heart of the rules on burden of proof
  • Reversing the burden of proof to give effect to the precautionary principle
  • Finality, revision and nullity in scientific cases
  • Reassessment proceedings and res judicata.

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