Shifting the Burden of Proof: How the Common Law Can Safeguard Nature and Promote an Earth Ethic Auteur Olson J.M. Périodique/Collection Environmental Law | Vol. 20(4); 891 - 915; 25 p. Date 1990 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-044373) Éditeur | Lieu de publication Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Langue Anglais Pays/Territoire États-Unis d'Amérique Sujet Environnement gén. Mot clé Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Éthique et environnement Résumé 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