Liability for Transboundary Pollution at the Intersection of Public and Private International Law, 9781509951154
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When pollution crosses borders, who pays? International law untangled.

Liability for Transboundary Pollution at the Intersection of Public and Private International Law

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    312 pages

  • Release Date

    23 February 2022

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Summary

Bridging the Divide: Civil Liability for Transboundary Pollution

This book explores the intersection of public and private international law in addressing civil liability for transboundary pollution. It examines how civil liability treaties in public international law encourage the adoption of minimum procedural standards in domestic tort law. This implicitly depends on private international law to enable civil litigation against polluters across borders, a connection that is often …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509951154
ISBN-10:1509951156
Series:Hart Monographs in Transnational and International Law
Author:Guillaume Laganière
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Hart Publishing
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:312
Release Date:23 February 2022
Weight:617g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
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Critics Review

Strongly theoretical and in-depth. * Tijdschrift voor Privaatrecht [Bloomsbury translation] *Librarians and lawyers, both novice and experienced, will appreciate this text. It can be considered a must-have for any practice dealing with environmental law and transboundary pollution issues. – Laura Lemmens * Canadian Law Library Review *This book provides new research ideas and frameworks, manifests the complex and understated links between PrIL and international environmental law, and provides a sound conceptual basis for the dialogue between PubIL and PrIL in transboundary environmental pollution. Lawyers and academics who are exploring international environmental law and PrIL are sure to be interested in this book. – Yu Chen * Social & Legal Studies *A very good overview, from a Canadian standpoint, of issues pertaining to transboundary pollution in private international law and constitutes a very useful array of comparative-law lessons for other jurisdictions. – Eduardo Álvarez-Armas * Revue critique de droit international privé *

About The Author

Guillaume Laganière

Guillaume Laganière is Professor of Law at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada.

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