The use of the precautionary principle and the non-refoulement principle in public law

Abstract

In addition to interpreting the precautionary principle, the present article shows that this principle of environmental law applies to agricultural practice as well. In a separate chapter, we analyze the relationship between the non-refoulement (also known as non-derogation) principle and the precautionary principle in connection with the latest cases of the Hungarian Constitutional Court’s practice. This article summarizes the counter-arguments of the constitutional judges against a strong interpretation of the precautionary principle and analyzes whether a strong interpretation of said principle prevails in the practice of the Deputy Ombudsman for Future Generations.