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Environmental liabilities

Author
Jones B., Parpworth N.
Date
2004
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-071956)
Publisher | Place of publication
Shaw and Sons Ltd | Kent, UK
ISBN
0 7219 1640 6
Pages
712 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Country/Territory
United Kingdom, European Union
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Freshwater quality/freshwater pollution Waste management Comprehensive description Soil rehabilitation Liability/compensation
Abstract

I- Civil liability - private nuisance - civil liability in the context of public nuisance - strict versus fault-based liability, remoteness of damage, and proof of causality II- Criminal liability - general overview - criminal liability under the water legislation - criminal liability under the waste legislation III- Administrative liability - statutory nuisance - contaminated land remediation obligations - works notices in the context of water pollution - EU liability proposals (source: Environmental Law Books from Shaw & Sons leaflet)