Environmental adjudication /

"This book provides a detailed study of the role of the judiciary in environmental law. It examines theoretical issues concerning the role of judges in such decision-making, taking account of different legal cultures and contexts, exploring the multifaceted pressures which rest on the shoulders...

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Main Authors: Lees, Emma (Author), Pedersen, Ole W. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Hart Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2020.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book provides a detailed study of the role of the judiciary in environmental law. It examines theoretical issues concerning the role of judges in such decision-making, taking account of different legal cultures and contexts, exploring the multifaceted pressures which rest on the shoulders of courts when navigating the tensions between maintaining neutrality, resolving disputes, and providing guidance and assistance for future courts, policy-makers and decision-makers. In addition, it explores the particular challenges which arise in an environmental context, before articulating the range of environmental dispute 'models' which can and do exist in the context of the environmental law of England and Wales. The second part of the book looks at the consequences of these findings, and explores the relationship between adjudication and coherence before concluding with an exploration of what constitutes "good" environmental adjudication"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxiv, 240 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781509931477
1509931473
9781509931484
1509931481
9781509931491
150993149X
DOI:10.5040/9781509931491