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Too Close For Comfort: Protecting Agriculture In An Urban Age, Maggie Gibson
Too Close For Comfort: Protecting Agriculture In An Urban Age, Maggie Gibson
Missouri Law Review
Part II of this Note introduces issues in Labrayere v. Bohr Farms, the instant case that upheld agricultural protections against nuisance damages. Part III of this Note presents some of the historical trends that led to the court’s decision in Labrayere. It also examines Missouri’s closely related Right to Farm constitutional amendment. Finally, in Part IV, the court’s reasoning is dissected and future implications of the decision are considered.
Disaggregated State In Transnational Environmental Regulation, The , Hoi L. Kong
Disaggregated State In Transnational Environmental Regulation, The , Hoi L. Kong
Missouri Law Review
This Article argues against a positivist view of international environmental law that (i) conceives of states as unitary entities that speak with one voice in pursuit of a single national interest,1 and that focuses on (ii) authoritative sources of law and (iii) the binding force of these sources of law. Further, this Article argues for a view of transnational law that (i) views the state as disaggregated, rather than unitary, (ii) focuses on informal legal mechanisms that do not have authoritative status and (iii) directs attention towards law’s facilitative functions and away from law’s binding force. This special issue’s theme …