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