Establishing cause, what does that mean from an epidemiological and legal perspective?

Abstract

Courts have used a diverse range of scientific evidence and materials in an effort to assess liability, particularly in cases where workers or the public have lodged a legal claim for compensation subsequent on their exposure to hazardous and toxic substances. One of these commonly used scientific tools being epidemiological studies. From a legal perspective it is difficult for the courts to assess these materials. The question for our special issue being: Should epidemiological studies be used by Courts concerning pesticides issues?

RAS ID

27134

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2018

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Thomson Reuters

Comments

Oosthuizen, J., & and Cross, M (2018). Establishing cause, what does that mean from an epidemiological and legal perspective?. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 35, 426-429. Available here.

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