Precautionary Principle

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1. Which Rio principle expressly states the precautionary approach?
2. Rio Principle15 refers to threats of what kind of environmental damage?
3. Under Principle15, lack of full scientific certainty must not be used as a reason to postpone what?
4. Authorities identify a threat of serious environmental damage and available cost-effective preventive measures. They po…
5. An official insists Principle15 applies only if damage is simultaneously serious and irreversible. The evidence establi…
6. A regulator receives plausible indications of potential significant environmental risks but dismisses them solely becau…
7. A State recognizes the serious environmental threat and identifies several preventive responses. It claims Rio15 requir…
8. State Rio15's formulation accurately, including the damage threshold, uncertainty, capabilities, and type of measures.
9. Explain the relationship between precaution and due diligence in the ICJ's July23 2025 main climate opinion.
10. A student says precaution requires action only after complete scientific certainty, while another says it conclusively …
11. In Pulp Mills paragraph 164, did precaution automatically reverse the burden of proof?
12. Under Pulp Mills paragraph 162, which party must establish facts it asserts?