Environmental law and policy in the Canadian context
By: Allan Greenbaum, Alex Wellington
Contributors: Wellington, Alex, 1958-
Publisher: Captus Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Concord, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 650
ISBN-13: 9781553221715
Subjects: Environmental law; Textbooks; Environmental policy
Description: "Environmental law in Canada has undergone a dramatic and momentous evolution from the shift of the 20th to the 21st century. Issues and cases in environmental law attract media attention to an unprecedented degree. This book is a genuine innovation amongst books on environmental law and policy, as it provides a bridge between the worlds of "law on the books"--The statutes, regulations and cases which comprise the jurisprudence of environmental law - and "law in the streets". The major topics of environmental law - Constitutional Division of Powers, Regulation of Pollution, Common Law Litigation including Class Actions and Toxic Torts are situated within the broader social context throughout the book. Topics such as the Impact of Trade on Environmental Protection, Climate Change, Regulation of Toxic Substances, Risk Assessment, and the Protection of Green Spaces and Species are given particular emphasis. There are over 80 figures designed to illustrate central aspects of the legal and policy landscape, as well as over a dozen case summaries. Those case summaries provide overviews of the legal rulings in many of the most significant environmental cases across Canada, and emphasizes their implications for the future development of environmental law and policy."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 615-650).
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1 Governance in Canada: The Basics / Alex Wellington; title: Chapter 2 Sources of Norms in the Canadian Legal System / Alex Wellington and Allan Greenbaum; title: Chapter 3 Levels of Environmental Jurisdiction / Alex Wellington and Allan Greenbaum; title: Chapter 4 Sources of Environmental Liability / Alex Wellington and Allan Greenbaum; title: Chapter 5 Common Law and the Environment / Alex Wellington; title: Chapter 6 Toxic Torts and Class Actions / Alex Wellington; title: Chapter 7 The Environment-Health Interface and Approaches to Pollution / Alex Wellington and Allan Greenbaum; title: Chapter 8 The Regulatory System / Allan Greenbaum and Alex Wellington; title: Chapter 9 Issues in Enforcement and Regulatory Reform / Allan Greenbaum and Alex Wellington with Mary Rollinson-Lorimer; title: Chapter 10 Science, Law, Risk, and Health / Allan Greenbaum, Alex Wellington, and Ron Pushchak; title: Chapter 11 Environmental Law in the Global Context / Alex Wellington and Allan Greenbaum; title: Chapter 12 Toxics and the Law in Canada / Alex Wellington and Allan Greenbaum; title: Chapter 13 Protection of Green Spaces and Species / Alex Wellington; title: Chapter 14 The Walkerton Tragedy: A Comprehensive Chronology / Alex Wellington with Caitlin Burley and Mary Rollinson-Lorimer; title: Chapter 15 Environmental Case Summaries / Allan Greenbaum and Alex Wellington with Caitlin Burley.