The Challenges and Strategies of Monitoring Japan's Fukushima Nuclear-contaminated Water Discharge into the Sea:An Perspective from the"Precautionary Principle"in Environmental Law
The discharge of nuclear-contaminated water by Japan has not only raised significant concerns from many countries,but also led to the involvement of the International Atomic Energy Agency.However,the reali-ty is that the international community is unable to effectively supervise Japan's actions.The main reason for being trapped in this predicament is that Japan has systematically confused the nature of its discharge,chosen discharge methods with lower standards,and intentionally applied imperfect sectoral laws.There-fore,it is necessary to break free from the current framework of international nuclear law and restore Ja-pan's action as a regulated object under international environmental law.This article emphasizes the ap-plication of the precautionary principle,which not only has stronger binding obligations in terms of cooper-ation duties but also includes a more comprehensive mechanism for liability.However,after analyzing the connotation of risk,thresh olds,and the relationship with forms of pollution in international environmen-tal law,it is evident that Japan's discharge should be strictly constrained by the precautionary principle.
JapanFukushima nuclear-contaminated water dischargeinternational monitoringprecautionary prin-ciple of risk
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