Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 26, no. 2 (Fall 2011)
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Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 26, No. 2, p. 461-492 : Righting Environmental Wrongs: Assessing the Role of Legal Systems in Redressing Environmental Grievances(University of Oregon School of Law, 2011) Gellers, JoshDuring the second half of the twentieth century, many countries fundamentally altered the way in which their legal systems addressed environmental issues. In particular, legal innovations were developed to offer citizens a means of redressing grievances against the state or private entities for violating environmental regulations. The United States began expanding access to its courts for environmental litigation through a landmark decision that broadened the concept of standing; India enlarged the field of potential claimants in environmental litigation through a landmark decision and innovative constitutional interpretation; Japan sought to provide avenues for obtaining remedies through national environmental legislation, but grievances have been more successfully redressed through major decisions that have expanded the scope of constitutionally guaranteed rights. Despite differences in governmental structure, legal doctrine, and legislation, states have undergone dramatic transformations in the way that the public interfaces with the legal system in order to right environmental wrongs.Item Open Access Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation : Vol. 26, No. 2, p. 493-508 : The Prosecution of Environmental Crimes in Oregon: An Interview with Attorney General John Kroger(University of Oregon School of Law, 2011) Kroger, John; Long, GeoffreyIn an effort to learn more about Oregon’s prosecution of environmental crimes, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation (JELL) articles editor Geoffrey Long sat down with Attorney General John Kroger. AG Kroger has made protection of the environment one of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) primary goals. The DOJ investigates and prosecutes environmental crimes, ensures the proper cleanup and containment of hazardous and nuclear waste, protects roadless wilderness areas, and fights to protect endangered species and important waterways. The following is a transcript of the interview from June 30, 2011.