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Global Environmental Constitutionalism, Erin Daly, James May Oct 2014

Global Environmental Constitutionalism, Erin Daly, James May

Erin Daly

No abstract provided.


Allocating Responsibilities For Environmental Cleanup Liabilities Through Purchase Price Discounts, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2013

Allocating Responsibilities For Environmental Cleanup Liabilities Through Purchase Price Discounts, Kenneth Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

No abstract provided.


The Future We Want And Constitutionally Enshrined Procedural Rights In Environmental Matters, James May, Erin Daly Dec 2013

The Future We Want And Constitutionally Enshrined Procedural Rights In Environmental Matters, James May, Erin Daly

Erin Daly

No abstract provided.


Mechanisms To Control The Fulfillment Of The Eu Sustainability Criteria For Transport Biofuels In Directive 2009/28/Ec, Evgenia Pavlovskaia Dec 2013

Mechanisms To Control The Fulfillment Of The Eu Sustainability Criteria For Transport Biofuels In Directive 2009/28/Ec, Evgenia Pavlovskaia

Evgenia Pavlovskaia

To function efficiently, a framework in environmental law should contain certain mechanisms or supplementary elements that facilitate the implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations, for example such mechanisms and elements that answer for the control and supervision of the legislated requirements. Appropriately organized control mechanisms are important for a legal framework to function as it has been aimed for and to fulfill its purposes. The present article is focused on the analysis of the mechanisms chosen to control the fulfillment of the European Union (EU) sustainability criteria for transport biofuels, which have been presented in Directive 2009/28/EC. The analysis is …


The Eu Policy For Sustainable Transport Biofuels And Directive 2009/28/Ec From A Legal Perspective, Evgenia Pavlovskaia Dec 2013

The Eu Policy For Sustainable Transport Biofuels And Directive 2009/28/Ec From A Legal Perspective, Evgenia Pavlovskaia

Evgenia Pavlovskaia

The enforcement and implementation of separate aspects of sustainable development and environmental sustainability can be challenging and innovative due to the complexity of this task. Appropriate policy and legal approaches and tools can be needed for this purpose. In this article, the European Union (EU) experience of developing the framework for sustainable transport biofuels and special structural elements for its enforcement are highlighted and analyzed. The central legal acts in this area, including Directive 2003/30/EC, Directive 2009/30/EC and Directive 2009/28/EC are explored. Advantages and disadvantages of the EU approach to sustainable transport biofuels are discussed. Suggestions for the future development …


Committee On Climate Change, Sustainable Development, And Ecosystems: 2012 Annual Report, John Dernbach Dec 2012

Committee On Climate Change, Sustainable Development, And Ecosystems: 2012 Annual Report, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating The Transition To Sustainability, John Dernbach May 2012

Acting As If Tomorrow Matters: Accelerating The Transition To Sustainability, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


The Ecuadorian Exemplar: The First Ever Vindications Of Constitutional Rights Of Nature, Erin Daly Mar 2012

The Ecuadorian Exemplar: The First Ever Vindications Of Constitutional Rights Of Nature, Erin Daly

Erin Daly

The 'Sala de le Corte Provincial' - a provincial court in Ecuador - became the first court ever to vindicate the recently constitutionalized rights of nature. Recognizing the indisputable importance of the rights of nature for present and future generations, the court held the provincial government liable for flooding damages caused by dumping of construction debris. This judicial victory is arguably overshadowed by challenges facing the plaintiffs in seeing the courts order enforced, however. A subsequent case bears witness to the judiciary’s vindication of rights of nature in Ecuador with ever increasing legal effect.


Brief Of Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, American Electric Power Co. V. State Of Connecticut, No. 10-174, James R. May, Stuart Banner Feb 2011

Brief Of Law Professors As Amici Curiae In Support Of Respondents, American Electric Power Co. V. State Of Connecticut, No. 10-174, James R. May, Stuart Banner

James R. May

No abstract provided.


Learning From The Global Trade Regime: A Proposal To Help Ameliorate Climate Change By Giving The International Court Of Justice Universal Advisory Jurisdiction, Andrew Strauss Dec 2010

Learning From The Global Trade Regime: A Proposal To Help Ameliorate Climate Change By Giving The International Court Of Justice Universal Advisory Jurisdiction, Andrew Strauss

Andrew L. Strauss

No abstract provided.


Book Review: Crucial Issues In Climate Change And The Kyoto Protocol: Asia And The World (Koh Kheng-Lian, Lye Lin-Heng And Jolene Lin (Eds)), David Hodas Dec 2010

Book Review: Crucial Issues In Climate Change And The Kyoto Protocol: Asia And The World (Koh Kheng-Lian, Lye Lin-Heng And Jolene Lin (Eds)), David Hodas

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


Cleaning Up Our Rivers, Lakes, And Streams: Water Quality And Widener, Kenneth Kristl Dec 2010

Cleaning Up Our Rivers, Lakes, And Streams: Water Quality And Widener, Kenneth Kristl

Kenneth T Kristl

No abstract provided.


Cases And Materials On Environmental Law 2nd Edition, Oscar Gray Mar 2010

Cases And Materials On Environmental Law 2nd Edition, Oscar Gray

Oscar S. Gray

No abstract provided.


Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May Nov 2009

Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May

Kenneth T Kristl

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Trends Offer Reason For Hope In Pennsylvania And Nation, John Dernbach Mar 2009

Sustainable Trends Offer Reason For Hope In Pennsylvania And Nation, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Smart Use Of Resources Makes Good Economic Sense, John Dernbach Mar 2009

Smart Use Of Resources Makes Good Economic Sense, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.


Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May Dec 2008

Climate Change Litigation – Power Point Slides, Chapter Three, David Hodas, Kenneth Kristl, James May

David R. Hodas

No abstract provided.


U.S. Policy, John Dernbach Dec 2006

U.S. Policy, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

No abstract provided.