The controversial question of whether or not at present the precautionary principle is to be considered a norm of customary international law is the key theme o

Papers presented at the meetings facilitated by the Sanders Institute at the Faculty of Law of the Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Law School of the Univer

Also available as an e-book In a relatively short time the concept of “sustainable development” has become firmly established in the field of international

Concluding that the precautionary principle embodies customary international law is one thing. Determining what this means is quite another. That challenge is m

This Note characterizes and evaluates the current status of the precautionary principle in international law and suggests how it could be more effectively incor