Court rulings increasingly demand scientific certainty – but that’s not always possible

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:37:35 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/court-rulings-increasingly-demand-scientific-certainty-but-thats-not-always-possible-264991>

"Last month, courts on both sides of the Atlantic delivered a clear verdict:
when classifying titanium dioxide as carcinogenic, regulatory agencies had
overreached.

These parallel legal defeats expose deeper questions about who gets to
interpret contested science.

In the modern world, legal decisions – especially ones dealing with regulation
– are increasingly based on complex science. But sometimes, the science isn’t
settled. When certainty remains elusive, who gets to be the authority?"

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

Comment via email

Home E-Mail Sponsors Index Search About Us