Precautionary Principle - too Vague to be a Viable Policy?
Precautionary Principle - too Vague to be a Viable Policy?

Summary/Abstract: In every aspect of our lives risks we face are a basic condition of our existence. Along the time, humanity has tried to limit as much as possible any damage done to humans, goods or the environment. There were different approaches and theories, based on multiple factors from legal to economic and political ones. With the development of mankind and the emergence of new social relations, theories of liability based on the facts and risks had to be adjusted. Thus arose various forms of liability based on different foundations. Regardless of social relationships, be they civil or environmental protection relations, constant concern was to find a common basis for determining when the responsibility intervenes. No matter how seductive it may seem the precautionary principle, its application as an absolute principle regarding basis of liability may lead to confusion and problems, turning it into a concept too vague to be useful.

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