This chapter examines the issue of coexistence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) alongside conventional and organic crops. The central focus is on whether there is a veritable opportunity for coexistence of all three types of crops, which allows for freedom of choice by both farmers and...

Is autonomy “natural”? In Ecolawgic: The Logic of Ecosystems and the Rule of Law, I argue that a legal system of intrinsic neutrality is one over which no political office or branch of government has control and in which individuals have the autonomy to pursue their own interests. In...

In vivo conversion is a process, often metabolic in nature, wherein one substance, usually a chemical compound, is altered significantly by physiological pathways in the body into one or more different substances. For example, when a patient ingests a therapeutic drug, that drug is often...

In a report from the United Nations Environmental Program that addressed climate change, the authors point out that the built environment in both emerging and developed countries accounts for more than forty percent of the global energy usage while also emitting at least one third of the world's...

Because of the failure to pass comprehensive climate change legislation, United States federal actions on climate change adaptation have been focused in the executive branch. An examination of these policies reveal that they are accomplishing some policy goals but that the key elements of...

The “energy sector” is generally interpreted as referring to industries focused on the extraction, refining, transport, use of various forms of energy, and related research and associated infrastructure. Despite the fact that no law or regulation contains any general definition of the energy...

This piece is an introduction to two Articles that explore the nuanced relationship between property law, the human-environment relationship, and Gandhi's thought. Gandhi's thought presents a fundamentally different approach to the relationship between humans and the material world. After...

In a recent article published in this Journal, Professor Jesse Richardson attempted to refute the arguments proposed by myself and others that support the fairness of downzoning land without compensation to property owners. Central to most farmland preservation efforts is agricultural zoning,...

Italian Abstract: Il presente saggio intende mettere a fuoco il fenomeno del cloud computing, tentando di setacciare i frammenti normativi dispersi in un fiume di norme difficilmente componibili a sistema, al fine di ricostruire il quadro giuridico vigente in materia. La certezza e la...

The use of rationalized risk assessment to identify the costs and benefits of protecting Aboriginal sacred sites is ubiquitous in Canadian law. Like other contemporary critics of cost-benefit analysis, I voice concerns with its use to adjudicate moral claims and recognize that it can misidentify...