Precautionary principle under the SPS Agreement: A critical exposition

Ansari, Abdul Haseeb and Sri , Wartini (2013) Precautionary principle under the SPS Agreement: A critical exposition. Advances in Environmental Biology, 7 (4). pp. 653-667. ISSN 1995-0756

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement of 1992, which is a part of the WTO legal regime, in order to ensure augment international trade in GMOs, provides for ensuring their safety so that they could be acceptable in international market, i.e. it prescribes for a kind of precautionary principle, which is supposed to be adhered to by the WTO Member States. This is well in practice. But some jurists and environmentalists find it trade friendly, which can be detrimental to human health and the environment. Moreover, states, which produce GMOs, like to introduce it quickly; and for that, they perform some kind of risk assessment, which were not be acceptable to some importing countries. This resulted in disputes, which were ultimately resolve, in most of the cases in favour of international trade rather than protection of the environment or ensuring human health, except for where the harm was eminent. Keeping this in mind, the paper conducts a critical appraisal of the PP provisions of the SPS Agreement and offers certain amicable suggestions for improvement on the existing provisions.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	1526/31447
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Biodiversity; Biosafety; Genetically modified organisms; Risk assessment; Sanitary and phytosanitary measures
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws > Department of Civil Law
Depositing User:	Professor Abdul Haseeb Ansari
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2013 14:36
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2013 14:36
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/31447

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