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Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment Under The North American Free Trade Agreement, Jameson Tweedie Mar 2006

Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment Under The North American Free Trade Agreement, Jameson Tweedie

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Regional Projects Require Regional Planning: Human Rights Impacts Arising From Infrastructure Projects, Abby Rubinson Jan 2006

Regional Projects Require Regional Planning: Human Rights Impacts Arising From Infrastructure Projects, Abby Rubinson

Michigan Journal of International Law

Regional projects require regional planning to avoid potentially disastrous environmental and human rights abuses. Focusing on the Rio Madeira project in Brazil as a case study in the impacts of infrastructure projects, this Note identifies the harm anticipated from these projects and highlights the need for verification of official predictions of such harm. It then proceeds to a legal analysis, addressing the applicable international law, Brazilian law, and regional legal frameworks and outlining the negative legal consequences arising from inadequate impact assessments. In light of these negative legal implications, the Note concludes by illustrating the need to proceed with planning …


Hammond V. Norton: Taking Action To Preserve The No Action Alternative, James Mctigue Jan 2006

Hammond V. Norton: Taking Action To Preserve The No Action Alternative, James Mctigue

Villanova Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Earth Island Institute V. United States Forest Service: Cutting Down On Logging Proposals - A Successful Challenge, Kimberly P. Veerruso Jan 2006

Earth Island Institute V. United States Forest Service: Cutting Down On Logging Proposals - A Successful Challenge, Kimberly P. Veerruso

Villanova Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.