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"Take Back The Beach!" An Analysis Of The Need For Enforcement Of Beach Access Rights For U.S. Virgin Islanders, Aliya T. Felix Jan 2015

"Take Back The Beach!" An Analysis Of The Need For Enforcement Of Beach Access Rights For U.S. Virgin Islanders, Aliya T. Felix

Florida A & M University Law Review

Part I of this paper defines the traditional use of the beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands and includes a personal anecdote as evidence of a trend toward restricting beach access in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Part II provides a legal framework of public beach access rights through an analysis of the general public trust doctrine, the U.S. Virgin Islands Open Shorelines Act, and the U.S. Virgin Islands’ case law. Part III examines case studies involving private entities blocking beach access to the public in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Part IV offers a proposal for reform to ensure protection of …


Local Integrated Coastal Zone Management In Cuba (Proyecto Costasureste), Aldo Chircop Jan 2015

Local Integrated Coastal Zone Management In Cuba (Proyecto Costasureste), Aldo Chircop

Reports & Public Policy Documents

Local Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Southeast Cuba (COSTASURESTE, 2010-2015) was a project funded through the University Partnerships in Cooperation and Development Program (UPCD)’s ScalingUp Competition launched in 2008. The Project received funding for the 2010-2013 period and subsequently received extensions by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in 2013 and Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) in 2014, with a revised termination date of 30 April 2015. COSTASURESTE extended the results of the base project (UPCD Tier II: Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Cuba, 1999-2004, Project No. 098/S47074-287).