Precautionary Rights and Duties of States

Trouwborst, Arie

doi:10.1163/ej.9789004152120.i-352

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“…These new breeds of software often depend on correct human behavior. However, human behavior is inherently uncertain [4,13], which in turn creates uncertainty in the software system. This type of uncertainty is related to "Uses" interface between the base-level subsystem and the user.…”

Section: Sources Of Uncertainty In Self-adaptive Softwarementioning

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Uncertainty in Self-Adaptive Software Systems

Esfahani

Malek

2013

Software Engineering for Self-Adaptive Systems II

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Abstract. The ever-growing complexity of software systems coupled with their stringent availability requirements are challenging the manual management of software after its deployment. This has motivated the development of self-adaptive software systems. Self-adaptation endows a software system with the ability to satisfy certain objectives by automatically modifying its behavior at runtime. While many promising approaches for the construction of self-adaptive software systems have been developed, the majority of them ignore the uncertainty underlying the adaptation. This has been one of the key inhibitors to widespread adoption of self-adaption techniques in risk-averse real-world applications. Uncertainty in this setting is a vaguely understood term. In this paper, we characterize the sources of uncertainty in self-adaptive software system, and demonstrate its impact on the system's ability to satisfy its objectives. We then provide an alternative notion of optimality that explicitly incorporates the uncertainty underlying the knowledge (models) used for decision making. We discuss the state-of-the-art for dealing with uncertainty in this setting, and conclude with a set of challenges, which provide a road map for future research.

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Section: Sources Of Uncertainty In Self-adaptive Softwarementioning

confidence: 99%

Uncertainty in Self-Adaptive Software Systems

Esfahani

Malek

2013

Software Engineering for Self-Adaptive Systems II

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“…The purpose of the risk-averse principle is to anticipate and prevent harm in circumstances where it is perceived that there is a significant degree of uncertainty regarding the potential impact on wildlife (Ramlogan 2011;Trouwborst 2006). With this principle, when applied with the common law on the burden of proof and the polluter-pays principle, the obligation lies with the promoter of the suspected harm (e.g.…”

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Public trust doctrine, research and responsible wildlife management in South Africa

Blackmore

2017

Bothalia

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A significant proportion of South African biodiversity occurs in extensive private wildlife areas. As such, the continuance of these private reserves is paramount to conservation of the country’s biodiversity. The areas are, however, vulnerable to being divided into smaller camps as landowners enter into the new and rapidly growing industry of selective breeding and intensive management of antelope and predators. Concerns are being raised as to the long-term consequences of the products and impacts of this industry on, inter alia, integrity and conservation of the country’s wildlife, and the landscapes these facilities are located in, as well as the country’s reputation as a free ranging and fair chase hunting destination. Using the public trust doctrine as a foundation, this article characterises the relationship between the country’s environmental law and the roles played by government as the regulator, the wildlife industry, research and the public in achieving responsible wildlife management and the long-term conservation of this resource. These relationships are seen to be finely balanced between the provision of robust science, and evidence-based and cautious or risk-averse decision-making. It is concluded that the public trust doctrine is a powerful tool to limit the impacts of unsustainable and parochial use of wildlife on the conservation of biodiversity. It is also concluded that an improved understanding of the doctrine by researchers, public and the wildlife industry would lead to a greater relevance of research, and in turn sound evidence-based decision-making and ultimately sustainable use of wildlife.

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“…A few points are conspicuous, though, and explain the skeptical outcome of a Foucauldian reflection and the optimistic outcome of the Beckian perspective. The remarks below are 63 Douma 2004;Trouwborst 2005;Borgers 2012. 112 Recht der Werkelijkheid 2016 (37) 3 doi: 10.5553/RdW/138064242016037003006 sketchy but are offered to make clear why the disagreement between the two perspectives is fundamental and -by extrapolation -the disagreement between the proponents and detractors of the PP is a fundamental one as well.…”

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The precaution controversy: an analysis through the lens of Ulrich Beck and Michel Foucault

Arnoldussen¹

2016

Recht Der Werkelijkheid

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Precautionary Rights and Duties of States

Cited by 64 publications

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Uncertainty in Self-Adaptive Software Systems

Uncertainty in Self-Adaptive Software Systems

Public trust doctrine, research and responsible wildlife management in South Africa

The precaution controversy: an analysis through the lens of Ulrich Beck and Michel Foucault

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