Environmental Law

Thi edition of the Environmental Law series surveys the newly expanded landscape of environmental governance institutions and instruments. Part I: examines the use of market-based regulatory systems, ranging from the use of tradeable emission rights in air to a host of other incentive based instruments that have been deployed in other media. Part II: explores calls for exclusive reliance upon private property rights to address environmental degradation and protect natural resources. Part III: looks at the use of negotiation to set and enforce environmental standards. Part IV: considers liability-based regimes for detering and remedying environmental contamination and compensating victims of environmental harm. Part V: suveys a wide range of regulatory tools based on information disclosure from impact analysis to emissions disclosure and product labelling. Part VI: explores self-governance institutions, ranging from industry-developed environmental management systems to formal regimes for the protection of common property resources. Part VII: examines normative and positive perspectives on the choice of institutions and instruments governing the environment.