Is there relief for transnational harm?

Christopher Chaulk

The Search for Environmental Justice

The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series

Edited by Paul Martin, Sadeq Z. Bigdeli, Trevor Daya-Winterbottom, Willemien du Plessis and Amanda Kennedy

This is an extended and remarkable excursus into the evolving concept of environmental justice. This key book provides an overview of the major developments in the theory and practice of environmental justice and illustrates the direction of the evolution of rights of nature. The work exposes the diverse meanings and practical uses of the concept of environmental justice in different jurisdictions, and their implications for the law, society and the environment.

Monograph Book

Published in print:: 31 Jul 2015

ISBN:: 9781784719418

eISBN:: 9781784719425

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784719425

Pages:: 384

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Chapter 14: Is there relief for transnational harm?

Christopher Chaulk

Monograph Chapter

Published:: 31 July 2015

Category:: Monograph Chapter

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784719425.00022

Pages:: 257–270 (14 total)

Collection: Law 2015

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14. Is there relief for transnational harm? Christopher Chaulk As multinational corporations expand, so too does the potential for transnational harm.1 When foreign plaintiffs seek relief in American courts for transnational harm implicating such...

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