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Science and the Precautionary Principle in International Courts and Tribunals

Expert Evidence, Burden of Proof and Finality

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvCaroline E. Foster,Caroline E. (University of Auckland) Foster

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By canvassing a range of international scientific disputes, including the EC-Biotech and EC-Hormones disputes in the WTO, the case concerning Pulp Mills and the Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros case in the International Court of Justice, and the Mox Plant and Land Reclamation cases dealt with under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Caroline Foster examines how the precautionary principle can be accommodated within the rules about proof and evidence and advises on the boundary emerging between the roles of experts and tribunals. A new form of reassessment proceedings for use in exceptional cases is proposed. Breaking new ground, this book seeks to advance international adjudicatory practice by contextualising developments in the taking of expert evidence and analysing the justification of and potential techniques for a precautionary reversal of the burden of proof, as well as methods for dealing with important scientific discoveries subsequent to judgements and awards.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-03-24
Mått152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt750 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Antal sidor400
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9780521513265

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Part I. Context and Theory: 1. Introduction; 2. Cooperation between disputing parties; Part II. Expert Evidence: 3. Methods for taking expert evidence in scientific disputes; 4. The role of adjudicators and the role of experts; Part III. Burden of Proof: 5. Getting to the heart of the rules on burden of proof; 6. Reversing the burden of proof to give effect to the precautionary principle; Part IV. The Finality of Adjudication: 7. Finality, revision and nullity in scientific cases; 8. Reassessment proceedings and res judicata; 9. Conclusion.

'Citation of this book in the ICJ's Pulp Mills decision is testament to the text's importance as a secondary resource for international jurists. The book's discussion on the precautionary principle is enlightening for all legal practitioners. It is notable in this respect that it is also cited in the New Zealand Law Society's submission on the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Bill 2011 (EEZ Bill) … [It] is a timely addition to the existing body of international literature … a welcome addition … given ongoing debate concerning the application of the precautionary principle. It is relevant in this respect to legal practice within both domestic and international jurisdictions.' Robert Makgill and Nicola de Wit, NZ Lawyer