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Special issue: Criminal enforcement of environmental laws

Author
various authors
Journal/Series
Environmental Law | Vol. 22(4); 1315 - 1449; 135 p.
Date
1992
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-048023)
Publisher | Place of publication
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA
Language
English
Country/Territory
United States of America
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Offences/penalties
Abstract

Contents: 1. Environmental criminal enforcement: A retrospective view; 2. The responsible corporate officer doctrine: Can you go to jail for what you don't know? 3. Legislating in the public interest: Strict liability for criminal activity under the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act; 4. Local prosecution of environmental crime; 5. Sentencing environmental crimes under the United States sentencing guidelines: A sentencing lottery;