LSAT 154 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q26

RC Question 26 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The sentence right before the highlighted sentence says that nations profess to care about preventing transboundary harm, but don’t behave in a congruent way. This means that the precautionary principle fails to meet the criterion to be considered a customary international law norm.

Remember: if CIL norm ➔ nations abide principle in practice

The highlighted sentence is an example of the principle failing. Otherwise, nations would abide by this principle and stop letting harmful pollutants cross borders.

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1. The author never makes this contention.
2. No, the author thinks current customary international laws are ineffective, and suggests using treaties and negotiations instead.
3. This example is used to suggest that customary international laws are ineffective, and treaties and negotiations should be used instead.
4. Yes the author agrees with the scholars’ environmental concerns, but the function of this sentence isn’t to express his agreement.
5. CORRECT. The pollutants are mentioned as evidence that the principle failed to met CIL norms criterion.