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Shifting the Burden of Proof: How the Common Law Can Safeguard Nature and Promote an Earth Ethic

Autor
Olson J.M.
Título de serie
Environmental Law | Vol. 20(4); 891 - 915; 25 p.
Fecha
1990
Fuente
IUCN (ID: ANA-044373)
Editor | Lugar de publicación
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA
Idioma
Inglés
País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Materia
Medio ambiente gen.
Palabra clave
Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Ética y medio ambiente
Resumen

Where significant environmental values are at stake, the burden of proof should be shifted to defendants who usually have more knowledge and control of the substances they release into the environment. Such a shift could infuse an ethical dimension into environmental law