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dc.contributor.authorHeazle, M
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:25:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:25:21Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.modified2009-11-24T05:22:49Z
dc.identifier.issn0308-597X
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpol.2005.06.015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/14004
dc.description.abstractThe precautionary principle (PP) only represents a new approach to managing uncertainty in so far that it requires proponents of an activity or substance to provide evidence that the activity/substance is harmless, as opposed to the more traditional "trial and error" approach that has instead placed the burden of proof that something is harmful on its opponents. This article critiques the PP as a policy making tool for managing uncertainty, focusing on the epistemological problems it raises, before then using the International Whaling Commission's experience with precautionary approaches to wildlife management to demonstrate the principle's limits and weaknesses when applied in a highly politicised policymaking environment. The article concludes that while the PP offers some benefits for managing uncertainty, its vagueness and openness to broad interpretation can also result in its application creating, rather than limiting, risks and uncertainty.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPergamon Press
dc.publisher.placeOxford, UK
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30453/description#description
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom496
dc.relation.ispartofpageto509
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMarine Policy
dc.relation.ispartofvolume30
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4408
dc.titleLessons in precaution: the International Whaling Commission experience with precautionary management
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, School of Government and International Relations
gro.date.issued2006
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHeazle, Michael A.


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