Arbitrary and Capricious: The Precautionary Principle in the European Union Courts

Series: English

The precautionary principle, stated most simply, says it is better to be safe than sorry in regulating health and environmental risks. Marchant (Arizona State U. College of Law) and Mossman (health physics, Arizona State U.) review ten years of application of the precautionary principle in the courts of the European Union, finding that it has been