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Non-degree seminar on international law, Spring Semester, 2013

Programme

Textbook: Caroline E. Foster, Science the Precautionary Principle in International Courts and Tribunals, Cambridge, Cambridge Univ.Pr., 2011.

12 April 2013

1. Introduction.

19 April 2013 2. Co-operation between disputing parties
26 April 2013 3. Methods for taking expert evidence in scientific disputes
10 May 2013 4. The role of adjudicators and the role of experts
24 May 2013 5. Getting to the heart of hte rules on burden of proof
31 May 2013 6. Reversing the burden of proof to give effect to the precautionary principle
7 June 2013 7. Finality, revision and nullity in scientific cases
14 June 2013 8. Reassessment proceedings and res judicata / 9. Conclusion