Increasingly, China is planning to move to nuclear power. The plan for China is to double its nuclear capacity in the near future. A critical component is that a regulatory framework has to be developed to accompany this move towards nuclear energy. An important component of such a framework is...

Environmental Law is Becoming More Complex because the executive branch continues to stretch existing environmental laws to accommodate new policies. Without Congressional intervention to craft tailored laws, we run the risk of our environmental administration becoming so complex that it makes...

O fenômeno da judicialização das políticas de saúde e os outros meios de solução de conflitos, junto ao SUS e aos planos privados de saúde, são examinados neste texto sob o prisma do princípio da isonomia. Indica que o sistema jurídico brasileiro de ações coletivas é insuficiente e...

Industrialization and real estate development continue to deplete natural resources, thereby decimating fauna, flora and their open space habitats. Government action has failed to stem this destruction. Thus, the burden of land conservation has generally fallen upon individuals, trusts, and the...

This article addresses the issue of partial settlement credit in private CERCLA litigation -- a matter about which the federal courts remain divided. The author addresses the merits of, and rationale for, both the UCFA's proportionate share approach and the UCATA's dollar reduction rule.Rather...

A versão em português deste texto está disponível em: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2441607 The English version of this text is available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2299009 La versione italiana di questo documento è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2607031 Spanish Abstract:...

The English version of this text is available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2299009 La versión en español de este artículo está disponible en: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2456003 La versione italiana di questo documento è disponibile all'indirizzo: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2607031 Portuguese...

Fracking, aka hydro-fracking or slickwater fracking, particularly in the Appalachian Basin, has yielded a good deal of legal scholarship. These articles have addressed a host of issues. However, that scholarship has yet to consider an indispensable topic: the science that underlies and controls...

This articles explores the new special solicitude rule for states' standing when suing federal agencies, as set forth by the Supreme Court in its recent landmark decision on global warming and the regulation of greenhouse gases. It also discusses the implications of the Court's new distinction,...

Spanish Abstract: Código modelo euroamericano de la jurisdicción administrativa fue elaborado durante el transcurso de tres seminarios europeo-latinoamericano de investigación denominado “Código modelo de jurisdição administrativa”, organizados por el Grupo de Pesquisa “Efetividade...