| Description |
1 online resource (299 pages) |
| Series |
Law, Justice and Ecology |
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Law, justice and ecology.
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| Contents |
Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; PART I: Conceptualising a socio-legal approach to environmental harms; 1. Forging a socio-legal approach to environmental harms; 1 Legal and social science perspectives on environmental harms; 2 Defining the scope and object of the study: environmental harms and environmental crimes; 3 Framing the appropriate responses to environmental crimes: exploring potential intersections between law and social sciences; 4 Scope and aims of this book |
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5 The merits and complications of a socio-legal approachBibliography; 2. Environmental crimes and harms: a green criminology approach and socio-legal challenges; 1 Introduction; 2 A green perspective for criminology; 3 The classification of environmental crimes and harms; 4 Examples of environmental crimes and harms; 5 Rights, ethics and earth jurisprudence; 6 Ecocide; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; 3. Green criminology and the prevention of ecological destruction; Introduction; 1 Origins of green criminology: from crime to harm; 2 Environmental enforcement across the globe |
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3 The injustice of environmental enforcement4 Limits of environmental law; 5 Conclusion; Bibliography; 4. The EU and the protection of the environment through criminal law; 1 The making of Directive 2008/99; 2 Criminal offences under Directive 2008/99; 3 The liable persons; 4 The incriminated acts; 5 Administrative and criminal law; 6 The Directive's approach in daily practice; 7 Some concluding comments; Bibliography; 5. A law and economics approach to environmental crime; 1 Introduction; 2 Arguments for regulation and arguments in favour of public enforcement |
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3 Administrative or criminal law?4 Optimal environmental criminal law; 5 Enforcement strategy; 6 Information strategy; 7 Flexibility or obligations?; 8 Effectiveness of environmental criminal law: Harrington's paradox; 9 Reputational sanctions; 10 Concluding remarks; Bibliography; PART II: Assessing the limitations of current approaches to environmental harms; 6. International financial institutions as facilitators of environmental crimes; 1 Crimes of globalization, environment degradation, and beyond; 2 Open-pit mining and international finance institutions; 3 Open-pit mining; 4 Ghana |
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5 Summary6 Discussion; 7 Concluding discussion; Bibliography; Appendix A; 7. Learning lessons from deepwater disasters: common ground in oil exploration in Brazil and the United States; 1 Introduction; 2 Oil exploration in Brazil; 3 The Brazilian model of oil exploration; 4 Institutional problems: a case study of Chevron; 5 The BP oil disaster in the Gulf: lessons for Brazil; 6 Reforming the oil industry and the government; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Court cases; 8. Toxic ships, environmental crimes, and the North-South discourse; 1 Introduction; 2 Toxic ships and developing countries |
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3 International standards and the movement of toxic ships |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Offenses against the environment -- Law and legislation.
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Environmental law, International -- Criminal provisions
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International crimes.
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International criminal law.
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International criminal law
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International crimes
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Offenses against the environment -- Law and legislation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Orlando, Emanuela
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| ISBN |
9781317385998 |
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1317385993 |
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