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The International And Domestic Law Of Climate Change: A Binding International Agreement Without The Senate Or Congress?, David A. Wirth
The International And Domestic Law Of Climate Change: A Binding International Agreement Without The Senate Or Congress?, David A. Wirth
David A. Wirth
This Article asserts that neither Senate advice and consent nor new congressional legislation are necessarily conditions precedent to the United States' becoming a party to a binding agreement to be adopted at the 21st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is to be held in Paris in December 2015. Depending on the form of such an agreement, which is presently under negotiation, the President's Climate Action Plan could provide sufficient domestic legal authority for the conclusion of all or part of such a binding international instrument as an executive agreement, as well as …
Book Review, The Law Of Adaptation To Climate Change: U.S. And International Aspects, David Wirth
Book Review, The Law Of Adaptation To Climate Change: U.S. And International Aspects, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
Book Review, Environmental Law And Sustainability After Rio, David Wirth
Book Review, Environmental Law And Sustainability After Rio, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
Review of an accessible collection of essays from around the world, offering insights into legal and political issues surrounding environmental law and sustainability.
Testimony Of Rena Steinzor…Before The U.S. House Of Representatives, Energy And Commerce Committee, Subcommittee On Environment And Economics. 112th Congress, 1st Session (2011)., Rena Steinzor
Rena I. Steinzor
Environmental regulations have saved millions of lives, preventing chronic respiratory illness and heart attacks in cities across the country. These rules protect children from irreversible neurological damage, save billions of dollars in cleanup costs, and preserve water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams. If anything, our regulatory system is dangerously weak, and Congress should focus on reviving it rather than eroding public protections….
Constitutional Limitations On Land Use Controls, Environmental Regulations And Governmental Exactions (2010 Ed.), Garrett Power
Constitutional Limitations On Land Use Controls, Environmental Regulations And Governmental Exactions (2010 Ed.), Garrett Power
Garrett Power
This electronic book is published in a searchable PDF format as a part of the E-scholarship Repository of the University of Maryland School of Law. It is an “open content” casebook intended for classroom use in courses in Land Use Control, Environmental Law and Constitutional Law. It consists of cases carefully selected from the two hundred years of American constitutional history which address the clash between public sovereignty and private property. It considers both the personal right to liberty and the personal right in property. The text consists of non-copyrighted material and readers are free to use it or re-mix …
Un Regard Extérieur: Back Impact Of European Union Legislation On American Environmental Regulations, David Wirth
Un Regard Extérieur: Back Impact Of European Union Legislation On American Environmental Regulations, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
The Eu's New Impact On American Environmental Regulation, David Wirth
The Eu's New Impact On American Environmental Regulation, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
Due to its increasing size and growing regulatory momentum, the European Union is quickly becoming an alternative power center to the United States in the field of environmental policy. Within the past several years, there has consequently been an emerging and discernible trend of EU policy and law on the environmental laws and policy of United States. This piece explores the new European chemicals legislation on Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) as one example of this back impact. Because REACH will affect virtually all multinational corporations, its impacts will be global, including the United States. The article explores …
Contributing Author, David Wirth
Environmental Law And Policy: Nature, Law, And Society, David Wirth, Zygmunt Plater
Environmental Law And Policy: Nature, Law, And Society, David Wirth, Zygmunt Plater
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
Unilateral Trade-Based Measures For Protection Of The Marine Environment: A Legal And Policy Perspective, David Wirth, Douglas Caldwell
Unilateral Trade-Based Measures For Protection Of The Marine Environment: A Legal And Policy Perspective, David Wirth, Douglas Caldwell
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
Precaution In International Environmental Policy And United States Law And Practice, David Wirth
Precaution In International Environmental Policy And United States Law And Practice, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
Environmental Reform Of The Multilateral Development Banks, David Wirth
Environmental Reform Of The Multilateral Development Banks, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
International Technology Transfer And Environmental Impact Assessment, David Wirth
International Technology Transfer And Environmental Impact Assessment, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.
Greenhouse Implications Of Energy Policies Of Multilateral Development Institutions, David Wirth
Greenhouse Implications Of Energy Policies Of Multilateral Development Institutions, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
No abstract provided.