Genetically modified food: the precautionary principle for technological innovations in international law

The main goal of this study is to analyze the idea of sustainable development, starting from a detailed reading of the principles that guide Environmental Law, especially the precautionary principle. In this way, we seek to delimit the fine line between the promotion of socioeconomic development and the degradation of the environment, within the paradigm of a Risk Society. A more specific analysis is carried out with regard to genetically modified food in order to seek a balanced decision between its benefits and the irreversibility of the damage caused by them.