A Green New Foreign Practices Act: How to Enforce Corporate Environmental Responsibility

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Date

2024-05-01

Authors

Robbins, Lauren

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Publisher

University of Oregon School of Law

Abstract

One of the biggest challenges facing international environmental protection is enforcement. States are called upon by agreements such as the Rio Declaration and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change to develop laws establishing liability for environmental damage by their private actors. Even when states have strong domestic emissions standards, companies often outsource their pollution to those with lax standards or little enforcement capacity — often in the Global South.

Description

34 pages

Keywords

International environmental law, Enforcement, Emissions standards, Greenhouse gases

Citation

39 J. Env't L. & Litig. 1