Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- ACF Basin (1)
- Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin (1)
- Automoblie Emissions (1)
- Barasich v. Columbia Gulf Transmission Co. (1)
- Boundary Waters Treaty (1)
-
- California v. General Motors (1)
- Catawba River Basin (1)
- Clean Air Act (1)
- Climate change (1)
- Connecticut v. American Electric Power (1)
- FAMU College of Law (1)
- Florida A&M University College of Law (1)
- Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal (1)
- Global Warming (1)
- Law Day (1)
- Political Question Doctrine (1)
- Pollution (1)
- Public Nuisance (1)
- Sparta Aquifer (1)
- Water allocation (1)
- Water management (1)
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Law
Florida Fifth District Court Of Appeal Law Day Oral Argument Session At Famu Law, 2008, Honorable Thomas D. Sawaya, Honorable William D. Palmer, Chief Judge, Honorable Jay P. Cohen
Florida Fifth District Court Of Appeal Law Day Oral Argument Session At Famu Law, 2008, Honorable Thomas D. Sawaya, Honorable William D. Palmer, Chief Judge, Honorable Jay P. Cohen
Law Day Presentations
Law Day activities include five appeals by practicing attorneys on behalf of their clients and question-and-answer break following each argument, held in the FAMU College of Law Ceremonial Moot Courtroom.
Boundary Waters Treaty Of 1909 As A Model For Interjurisdictional Water Governance, Robert H. Abrams
Boundary Waters Treaty Of 1909 As A Model For Interjurisdictional Water Governance, Robert H. Abrams
Journal Publications
In an age of increasing interjurisdictional water conflict and water management concern, the list of accomplishments of the Boundary Water Treaty of 1909 (BWT), reached in a harmonious manner, raises the possibility that, perhaps, the management mechanisms of the BWT might beneficially be used in other contexts. This Article will take up that possibility in the context of three contemporary American interstate water allocation disputes. These disputes are (1) a relatively simple cross-border complaint by a downstream state, South Carolina, that North Carolina cities are using too much water of the Catawba River; (2) the basin-wide dispute regarding water use …
Automobile Emissions And Climate Change Impacts: Employing Public Nuisance Doctrine As Part Of A "Global Warming Solution" In California, Randall S. Abate
Automobile Emissions And Climate Change Impacts: Employing Public Nuisance Doctrine As Part Of A "Global Warming Solution" In California, Randall S. Abate
Journal Publications
The battle against climate change and its impacts in the United States must be waged on many fronts and requires many weapons. Until the federal government provides a comprehensive and mandatory legislative response to the climate change problem, gap-filling efforts such as regional, state, and local legislative initiatives and climate change litigation will be essential to achieve some progress in the ongoing challenge to combat the causes and effects of climate change. This Article focuses on one of those gap-filling efforts: public nuisance suits against power companies and automobile manufacturers for the climate change impacts caused by emissions from those …