Practice question
A claimant invokes precaution and offers no support for disputed facts, arguing Pulp Mills declared every environmental allegation conclusively true. Which is correct?
- The assertion correctly states paragraph 164
- Precaution abolishes all factual inquiry
- Only the claimant’s preference matters
- The judgment did not equate precaution with reversal of proof or conclusive truth
- A risk allegation automatically fixes damages
Legal references
- ICJ, Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay, April 20, 2010, main judgment: https://icj-web.leman.un-icc.cloud/sites/default/files/case-related/135/135-20100420-JUD-01-00-EN.pdf; paragraphs 162-164.
- Rio Declaration: https://www.cbd.int/doc/ref/rio-declaration.shtml; Principle 15.
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