Titre :
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Daubert and the proper role for the courts in health, safety, and environmental regulation. (2005)
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Auteurs :
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MCGARITY (Thomas-O) : USA. University of Texas School of Law. Austin.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 95, 2005)
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Pagination :
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S92-S98
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Santé environnementale
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Réglementation
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Expertise
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Sciences
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Amérique du Nord
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 41R0x1PS. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Assigning a Daubert-like gatekeeper role to courts engaged in judicial review of risk assessments prepared by federal agencies is a profoundly bad idea. I describe the role of courts in reviewing regulatory agency decision making and explore the potential impact of incorporating Daubert principles into administrative law. A Daubert form of judicial review will prevent agencies from employing a "weight of the evidence" approach, forcing them to adopt a "corpuscular" approach that rewards efforts by regulatees to find and exaggerate flaws in individual scientific studies. Consequently, applying Daubert to federal agency decision making will have a predictable impact on regulatory policy that runs directly counter to the precautionary policies that animate most health, safety, and environmental statutes.
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