The media, by and large, seem willing to engage in a false balancing exercise between sober scientists and anti-GMO campaigners whenever the issue is discussed.

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Potential benefits of the Sellafield plant for BNFL's businesses were "likely to run into hundreds of millions of pounds", but had also been left out of the balancing exercise, he said.

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The judge ruled there had been a failure by a public inquiry inspector "properly to interpret and apply the relevant planning policies on the effect of development on the setting of heritage sites, which meant that the balancing exercise was flawed".

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"In my judgment, any proper balancing exercise comes down in favour of the conclusion that this interference with the teacher's Article 8 rights is disproportionate and unjustifiable, particularly in a jurisdiction where people are generally to be presumed innocent until proved guilty, " Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said.

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In stark contrast to the complex and even painful balancing exercise that international law requires of soldiers and legal advisers alike, a vocal group of legal "experts" remains unwilling to roll up its sleeves and grapple with the tough complexities of conflict situations such as Gaza.

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