Civil liability for environmental damage : a comparative analysis of law and policy in Europe and the United States /
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| Author / Creator: | Wilde, Mark. |
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| Imprint: | The Hague ; New York : Kluwer Law, c2002. |
| Description: | xxviii, 341 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Comparative environmental law & policy series ; v. 4 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4762154 |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. I. Introductory issues
- 1. The law of tort and the environment: an introduction to the debate and foundational issues
- Pt. II. Traditional tort based remedies and environmental protection: an Anglo-American perspective
- 2. Common law approaches to environmental harm
- 3. Establishing liability for environmental damage: main issues
- Pt. III. The role of tort as a means of environmental protection: theoretical perspectives and EU initiatives
- 4. The role of tort in an environmental context
- 5. EC developments on civil liability for environmental damage
- Pt. IV. Increasing the role of tort as a means of environmental protection: a comparative analysis of European proposals and schemes adopted in certain EU member states
- 6. Strict liability
- 7. Reducing the burden of proof on causation
- 8. Access to justice I: liberal conferral of standing
- 9. Access to justice II: class actions
- 10. Remedies for environmental damage
- 11. Financial provision for extended civil liability
- Pt. V. Conclusions
- 12. Conclusion: the nature of civil liability in an environmental context.
