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A Realistic Evaluation Of Climate Change Litigation Through The Lens Of A Hypothetical Lawsuit, Shi-Ling Hsu
A Realistic Evaluation Of Climate Change Litigation Through The Lens Of A Hypothetical Lawsuit, Shi-Ling Hsu
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Several dozen cases that can be classified as "climate change litigation" have been filed worldwide, and legal scholars have already generated a considerable amount of writing on the phenomenon. The debate and scholarship has sometimes gotten ahead of itself, reflecting on the normative implications of outcomes that are still speculative at this point. This Article seeks to ground this debate by analyzing the actual legal doctrines that may serve as bases for liability, and seeks to make a realistic evaluation of the likelihood of success of these types of suits. Climate change litigation, in its various forms, raises issues of …
Corporate Accountability For Environmental Human Rights Abuse In The Developing Nations: Making The Case For Punitive Damages Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Audrey Koecher
Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
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At The Crossroads Of Environmental And Human Rights Standards: Aguinda V. Texaco, Inc. Using The Alien Tort Claims Act To Hold Multinational Corporate Violators Of International Laws Accountable In U.S. Courts, Lisa Lambert
Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy
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