Government Law Precautionary Principle Regulations 
Law and Environment
APRIL 12, 2022
Two developments this week got me thinking about how our government deals – or fails to deal – with risk. Wisely, the authors do not take a position on any potential regulation of plastics or microplastics. At the same time, the “precautionary principle” is not a sound basis for regulations.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 17, 2023
Late in the federal court hearings last week, in their lawsuit against plastics regulations , Big Plastic’s arguments went completely off the rails. The government doesn’t actually know how many turtles we’ve killed with our plastic, and what that number represents of the total number of turtles in the world. We’ve seen the pictures.
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Legal Planet
MARCH 8, 2024
Different forms of Solar Geoengineering (NOAA/CIRES) With good will on all sides, a UNEA resolution might have been a step towards a genuinely global assessment process, respecting a wide range of knowledge types and facilitating well governed research that would help everyone understand the issues at stake. But it wasn’t to be.
Environmental Science
SEPTEMBER 7, 2018
What is Environmental Law? Humanity has been aware of its environment far longer than there have been laws to protect environments. However, the term “environmental law” does not just cover government legislation. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. Sponsored Content.
Law Columbia
APRIL 24, 2023
Applicable Law to the ITLOS Advisory Opinion The applicable law for the ITLOS advisory proceedings is determined by Article 293 of UNCLOS. Second, it explains the link between climate change and UNCLOS by summarizing UNCLOS’ central provisions for the ITLOS to answer the questions raised.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
OIRA, the so-called “regulatory czar” in the White House, must approve every significant regulation based on a review of its CBA. Since 1981, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has been at the core of the rule making process. But CBA has had a major blind spot. 2] This paragraph is adapted from OMB Circular A-4.
Dario Piselli
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
In recent years, and with growing intensity since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the concept of environmental health has emerged as a fundamental prism through which to analyse the complex interplay between global health and environmental law.
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