Introduction Class: Global environmental politics One of the main matters challenging environmental and international policymakers today is the lack of consensus on legal content and several normative principles, which could facilitate the systematization and formulation of international environmental regulations. It is valid to say that the development and implementation of unified international law can be possible merely when states and their representatives agree on a set of concepts requiring codification. Considering that the exclusionist paradigm inherent with the classical economic models fails to meet the environmental protection needs, new policies and strategies are required. In this paper, it will be argued that the ecological paradigm integrating the precautionary principle and the concept of sustainability can successfully support the creation of a broad, universal international environmental law and, in this way, contribute to the promotion of global well-being. Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle implies that people should avoid those activities, which can have irreversible adverse impacts on the environment, and take preventive measures even in the cases when there is no complete scientific evidence to verify the detrimental character of those consequences (Chasek et al. 38). In this way, the prevention of environmental deterioration is core in the given paradigm. An example of an effective referral to the precautionary principle in the case of “Gabchikovo-Nagymaros,” a Hungarian-Czechoslovakian joint venture aimed to establish hydro-electric power complexes on the Danube, when Hungary had decided to suspend cooperation with Slovakia referring to the lack of its commitment to the prevention of environmental damage. While the implementation of the precautionary principle becomes more widespread in the international politics, some argue that since there is no high-quality evidence to support all possible economic and production activities, a lot of decisions will be based on “emotional and irrational” factors (Chasek et al. 39). The major fear of the paradigm opponents is that its universal use can interfere with economic development and growth. Indeed, some climate changes due to human activities are currently not researched comprehensively, and scientists and policymakers have low confidence in agreement on them. For instance, there is no evidence to verify human contribution to increases in intensity and duration of drought, as well as tropical cyclone activity (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [IPCC] 7). However, recent documents published by IPCC also provide a large amount of scientific data indicating high confidence and a very likely human contribution to such major ecological events as global warming because there is a direct link between them and the increasing volume of gas emissions throughout the 20th and 21st centuries (IPCC 13). Overall, it can signify that the current lack of certain and reliable information about possible consequences of human activities should not be regarded as an excuse to postpone and disregard preventive and precautionary measures for environmental protection. Additionally, it is possible to suggest that potential deficits in knowledge c