The precautionary principle in international relations
Subtitle: constructing foreign and defense policy in an age of uncertainty
By: Craig McLean and Alan Patterson ; with a preface by Anoush Ehteshami
Contributors: Patterson, Alan, 1939-
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780773429406
Subjects: International relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the precautionary principle in debating the precautionary principle: a literature review; title: The management of risk in international relations:; title: The case for the precautionary principle; title: The limits of knowledge: coping with uncertainty and ignorance; title: The process of seeking alternative solutions; title: Proportionality of response: dealing with the threat; title: The burden of proof and decisions on war; title: Conclusions: towards a changing foreign and defence; title: Conclusions: a changing foreign policy?.