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Brazil's Launch Of Lender Environmental Liability As A Tool To Manage Environmental Impacts, Bianca Zambão Oct 2010

Brazil's Launch Of Lender Environmental Liability As A Tool To Manage Environmental Impacts, Bianca Zambão

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

Due to an emerging Brazilian doctrine of environmental liability, lenders now face the prospect of lawsuits that seek remediation of, or compensation for, environmental damages resulting from their borrowers' activities. Unprecedented judicial decisions (based on a strict, joint and several environmental liability for lenders) broad standing, and ongoing initiatives of the government portray financial institutions as the best target to pursue environmental protection in the country. That scenario, however, may represent a detour from the imperative improving the functionality of the public administration. This article examines how legal actors are shaping Brazil's environmental law enforcement and the extent to which …


Spaces Of Freedom For Citizens And Asylees In The Eu And U.S., Francis J. Conte Oct 2010

Spaces Of Freedom For Citizens And Asylees In The Eu And U.S., Francis J. Conte

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mauritius: An Example Of The Role Of Constitutions In Development, Adam Aft, Daniel Sacks Oct 2010

Mauritius: An Example Of The Role Of Constitutions In Development, Adam Aft, Daniel Sacks

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


(F)Linging (I)Ndispensible (F)Reedoms (A)Side: Why Fifa's "6+5" Will Not Survive, Michael Levinson Apr 2010

(F)Linging (I)Ndispensible (F)Reedoms (A)Side: Why Fifa's "6+5" Will Not Survive, Michael Levinson

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Affirmative Action In Brazil: Reverse Discrimination And The Creation Of A Constitutionally Protected Color-Line, Christopher Dischino Apr 2010

Affirmative Action In Brazil: Reverse Discrimination And The Creation Of A Constitutionally Protected Color-Line, Christopher Dischino

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Effective Protection Against Refoulement In Europe: Minimizing Exclusionism In Search Of A Common European Asylum Policy, Michael Campagna Apr 2010

Effective Protection Against Refoulement In Europe: Minimizing Exclusionism In Search Of A Common European Asylum Policy, Michael Campagna

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Heirs Of Martí: The Story Of Cuban Lawyers, Victoria Quintana Apr 2010

Heirs Of Martí: The Story Of Cuban Lawyers, Victoria Quintana

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.