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NELA: Environmental decision making in the face of uncertainty: A European perspective

When
30 July 2013
1:00 PM
Location
Melbourne

The Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law (CREEL)

Environmental decision making in the face of uncertainty: a European perspective
Professor Nicolas de Sadeleer

Date: Tuesday 30 July 2013

Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Venue: Room 609, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton

Light refreshments will be served

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Abstract: Though the precautionary principle has been enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU since 1993 and in a number of directives, regulations, as well as national framework legislations in the course of the 1990s, it is still dogged by controversies. Critics belittle the role the principle could play in the EU decision-making process. However, in several landmark cases, the Court of Justice of the EU has nullified EU regulations running counter the principle. In other cases, the Court has condemned national practices departing from precaution. Professor de Sadeleer shall shed the light on recent EU case law developments.