2012: Environmental Concepts & Unique Nature of Environmental Damage

Environment in the Courtroom (I): Key Environmental Concepts and the Unique Nature of Environmental Damage | L’environnement au tribunal (I): les principaux concepts relatifs à l’environnement et la nature unique des dommages à l’environnement

This is the first in a series of annual Symposia/Webinars conducted for judges and court practitioners under funding from Environment Canada. This symposium will strengthen judges' and court practitioners' knowledge of key environmental concepts from a legal perspective and create an appreciation and understanding of the unique nature of environmental damage. The emphasis throughout will be on the practical problems for dealing with environmental concepts in the courtroom.

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Materials

  • Natasha Affolder: The Legal Concept of Sustainability
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  • Giorilyn Bruno: Assessing Environmental Damages: How Much is Beauty Worth in Dollars?
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  • Cindy Chiasson: The Quandary of Cumulative Effects — Fitting a Science Peg in a Law Hole
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  • Charles-Emmanuel Côté: L'Utilisation du droit international en droit Canadien de l'environnment
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  • Shaun Fluker: How Legal Design May Constrain the Power of Law to Implement Environmental Norms
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  • Hadley Friedland: Practical Engagement with Indigenous Legal Traditions on Environmental Issues: Some Questions
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  • Paule Halley & Pierre-Olivier DesMarchais: Le développement durable en droit Canadien
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  • Alastair Lucas, Q.C.: Public Nuisance: Public Wrongs and Civil Rights of Action
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  • Heather McLeod-Kilmurray: The Incorporation of an Environmental Ethic in the Courtroom
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  • Phillip Saunders: International Environmental Law in Canadian Courts
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  • Chris Tollefson: A Precautionary Tale: Trials and Tribulations of the Precautionary Principle
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  • Nickie Vlavianos: The Intersection of Human Rights Law and Environmental Law
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  • Michael Wenig: Ecosystem Management: It’s Imperative...Whatever it Is
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  • Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson: Aboriginal Perspectives on Environmental Damage
    English | Français