Managed retreat is a last resort measure in case other measures to combat climate change and its consequences are failing. It is often seen as a type of adjustment to climate change, and thus is at the most extreme end of an adaptation spectrum beginning with protective measures, followed by...

Under what circumstances do third parties have standing to assert a decedent’s cause of action under various federal consumer protection statutes? Over time, federal courts opted to adopt a unique set of principles to guide this determination. This short article affords an overview of these tenets

The controversy over human gene patents was recently reignited when a United States Federal District Court decided in March 2010 that isolated human gene sequences are not patentable. An appeal of the decision is pending, but in late October, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a...

Legislation in Kansas declares water rights to be property rights. The water resources in most parts of Kansas are fully appropriated – i.e., new water rights for water are generally unavailable from the state. To obtain water supplies in the future, entities will have to purchase existing...

This Article analyzes the courts' application of First Amend-ment jurisprudence to Native American cultural activities on federal land. The author concludes that the courts' use of existing First Amendment law has been strained, especially with respect to Native American cultural practices on...

Poverty does not only cause environmental degradation, but it often also leads to a significant drain on the cultural wealth of societies. What cultural and natural heritage have in common is that they are non-renewable resources, and many approaches and mechanisms for their protection are very...

State governors rediscovered the sweeping contours of their police powers in imposing recurring waves of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. However necessary shutdowns have been to slow down the spread of COVID-19, state governors’ actions have exposed how takings law has become all but toothless in...