Open AccessJudicial Discretion and Optimal Environmental Enforcement
Author(s) -
Sandra Rousseau
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
amsterdam law forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1876-8156
DOI - 10.37974/alf.308
Subject(s) - theme (computing) , law , discretion , political science , section (typography) , enforcement , library science , sociology , computer science , business , advertising , operating system
This article discusses why and how economic sanctions can be used when dealing with environmental crimes. Identifying effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for those who commit environmental harm is a challenging task. This opinion piece will therefore list several crucial aspects of the multidimensional problem that is environmental crime.
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