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Transboundary Dispute Resolution As A Process And Access To Justice For Private Litigants: Commentaries On Cesare Romano's "The Peaceful Settlement Of International Disputes: A Pragmatic Approach", Henry Mcgee, Timothy W. Woolsey
Transboundary Dispute Resolution As A Process And Access To Justice For Private Litigants: Commentaries On Cesare Romano's "The Peaceful Settlement Of International Disputes: A Pragmatic Approach", Henry Mcgee, Timothy W. Woolsey
Faculty Articles
Professor McGee reviews Cesare Romano's The Peaceful Settlement of International Environmental Disputes: A Pragmatic Approach. Cesare R. P. Romano, of the New York University Center for Global Cooperation, argues for and advocates arbitrative processes as the most tenable means of solving transboundary conflicts over the impacts of environmental pollution as well as access to natural resources.
Elimination Of The Depletion Deduction For Fossil Fuels, Wendy B. Davis
Elimination Of The Depletion Deduction For Fossil Fuels, Wendy B. Davis
Seattle University Law Review
This article argues that the depletion deduction provision is a misguided incentive that has been falsely analogized and justified, and it should be abolished in order to provide funds to protect and preserve the environment. The additional revenue generated should be used to encourage the development of renewable resources and to remediate the harm caused by the extraction and use of fossil fuels. Specifically, the depletion deduction for reduction in the supply of nonrenewable resources such as coal and oil should be eliminated to (1) ensure certain and equal treatment under the tax laws; (2) encourage development of renewable energy …
Regulating Environmental And Safety Hazards Of Agricultural Biotechnology For A Sustainable World, George Van Cleve
Regulating Environmental And Safety Hazards Of Agricultural Biotechnology For A Sustainable World, George Van Cleve
Faculty Articles
This essay first presents an overview of key legal principles that support sustainability. This essay then reviews the major alleged risks of agricultural biotechnology. It then describes the existing U.S. and European agricultural biotechnology regulatory system designed to control those risks. Next, this essay analyzes the existing U.S. regulatory system using sustainability principles. In the course of that analysis, this essay considers lessons to be derived from three case studies: the permitting of Starlink™ corn, the discovery of Mexican maize containing genetically engineered corn genes, and the possible permitting of transgenic salmon for ocean fish farming. This essay also considers …
Hacia Un Regimen De Responsabilidad Civil Por Dano Ambiental Transfronterizo, Henry Mcgee, Luz E. Ortiz Nagle
Hacia Un Regimen De Responsabilidad Civil Por Dano Ambiental Transfronterizo, Henry Mcgee, Luz E. Ortiz Nagle
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This article discusses the importance of protecting the environment on a global level. In view of the gravity of the ecological problems, and the ineffectiveness of existing environmental standards of regimes that are purely national, countries and specialized institutions have concluded that it is imperative to implement international regulations.