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Sustainability

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Sustainable Tax Policy Through The Lens Of Intergenerational Justice, Neil H. Buchanan Jan 2020

Sustainable Tax Policy Through The Lens Of Intergenerational Justice, Neil H. Buchanan

UF Law Faculty Publications

As the papers in this issue demonstrate, the tax system, both domestically and internationally, can be used to help undo generations of damage to all aspects of society, allowing our children and grandchildren to inherit a society that is more just and prosperous than what we are living with today. This is what sustainable policy design requires.


Check State: Avoiding Preemption By Using Incentives, Michael Allan Wolf Jan 2020

Check State: Avoiding Preemption By Using Incentives, Michael Allan Wolf

UF Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Law Of The Lakes: From Protectionism To Sustainability, Christine A. Klein Jan 2006

The Law Of The Lakes: From Protectionism To Sustainability, Christine A. Klein

UF Law Faculty Publications

This Article has a practical goal: to convince state lawmakers of the need to regulate in a comprehensive and evenhanded manner, avoiding short-sighted fixes or politically appealing shortcuts. To accomplish that goal, Part I focuses upon another region of the country-the Colorado River Basin-where residents have also undertaken the task of managing a water system that includes two nations(The United States and Mexico) and numerous states. Learning from the successes and failures of the resultant Law of the River, this Article derives guiding principles for the emerging Law of the Lakes. Part II makes a crucial distinction between protectionism and …


Building An Environmental Ethic From The Ground Up, Alyson C. Flournoy Nov 2003

Building An Environmental Ethic From The Ground Up, Alyson C. Flournoy

UF Law Faculty Publications

Over the last twenty years there has been a remarkable theoretical flourishing in the field of environmental philosophy, with the development of biocentric ethics, animal rights theories, deep ecology, ecofeminism, modified utilitarianism, moral pluralism and theories drawing on numerous religious and cultural traditions. These theories explore the intellectual and moral causes for the environmentally destructive practices of the dominant western industrial and economic culture, and propose alternatives that might avoid these consequences. This symposium raises a worthy question: to what extent have these theories had practical impact on environmental law and policy. I come to this question as a lawyer …