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Purnhagen, Kai ; Wesseler, Justus:
Precaution and the Precautionary Principle : A view on the EU.
In: Marciano, Alain ; Ramello, Giovanni Battista
(ed.):
Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. -
New York
: Springer
,
2024
ISBN 978-1-4614-7883-6
Abstract in another language
The precautionary principle is a legal principle that allows law makers to intervene in markets. The intervention can be done in different forms including providing additional information to banning specific activities. The precautionary principle plays an important role in EU law governing the use of " genetically modified organisms" (GMOs). The precautionary principle is a general principle of Union law and part of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Market interventions involving the precautionary principle can take many forms such as requiring additional information or banning specific activities. The precautionary principle is placed prominently at the beginning of EU measures concerning the regulation of “genetically modified organisms” (GMOs). As to the different interpretations of the precautionary principle, more often than not the precautionary principle has been interpreted in a way which blurs the fine line between the precautionary principle and the principle that preventive action will be taken, jeopardizing the precautionary approach as an underlying rationale of the precautionary principle.
This contribution highlights the differences between a precautionary approach and the precautionary principle and the implications this has for the debates on GMOs. The economic rationale for a precautionary approach underpinning the precautionary principle will be presented and the misconception and misuses discussed.
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| Item Type: | Entry in an encyclopaedia |
|---|---|
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Law Faculties > Faculty of Life Sciences: Food, Nutrition and Health > Chair Food Law > Chair Food Law - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Kai Purnhagen Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Innovation and Consumer Protection Profile Fields > Emerging Fields > Food and Health Sciences Research Institutions > Research Units > Forschungsstelle für Deutsches und Europäisches Lebensmittelrecht |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics 300 Social sciences > 340 Law |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2024 10:37 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Apr 2024 10:37 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/89153 |