Establishing cause, what does that mean from an epidemiological and legal perspective?
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Environmental and Planning Law Journal
Publisher
Thomson Reuters
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
RAS ID
27134
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?
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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.