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Public interest perspectives in environmental law

Author
Robinson D., Dunkley, J.(eds)
Date
1995
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-053936)
Publisher | Place of publication
Chancery Law Publishing Ltd. | Chichester, UK
ISBN
0471 95173 0
Pages
342 p.
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America, European Union, Germany, Brazil, South Africa, India, United Kingdom, Australia, United Kingdom
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Access-to-justice Court/tribunal
Abstract

Contents: Section I: International experiences 1. Public interest environmental litigation in the United States 2. Public interest environmental law firms in the United States 3. Access to justice: Legal standing for environmental associations in the European Union 4. The right of environmental organisations in Germany to bring suits and the Environmental Legal Assistance Fund 5. Collective interests in Brazilian Environmental Law 6. ' Well-being ' and the ' Common man ': A critical look at public interest environmental law in South Africa and India 7. Public interest perspectives on the Bhopal Case: Tort, crime or violation of human rights? Section 2: UK responses 8. Citizen suits: Can we afford them and do we need them anyway? 9. Shifting the environmental balance 10. Access to environmental justice in public law 11. Legal standing in Scotland 12. Do public interest environmental law and the common laww have a future together? 13. Pollution control: A preventive approach for urban communities Section 3: Environmental courts? 14. A specialist environmental court: An Australian experience 15. Do we need an environmental court in Britain? Section 4: Conclusion 16. Public interest environmental law: Commentary and analysis