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Environmental Law, 5/e

While continuing to provide a comprehensive introductory guide to environmental law in Canada, this fifth edition of Environmental Law incorporates discussion of recent developments in environmental litigation and regulation alongside reference to key statutory developments from the past half decade. In addition, important updates and revisions highlight significant developments in several central areas, notably federal and provincial climate change action following the 2015 Paris Agreement and issues associated with Aboriginal consultation, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and traditional environmental knowledge. Essential developments relating to human rights and the environment at both the national and international levels have been included alongside discussion of changes in environmental valuation and compensation, liability for spills and remediation, and polluter-pays jurisprudence. Recent judicial and administrative decisions affecting environmental assessment and involving NAFTA prior to the 2018 round of Canada-US-Mexico negotiations are also covered. Chapters on toxic substances, protected areas, endangered species, and economic incentives for environmental protection also reflect current legal activity and policy proposals.

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Jamie Benidickson

Jamie Benidickson is a member of the Centre for Environmental Law and Global Sustainability at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, where he teaches environmental law and administrative law. He is the author of Levelling the Lake: Transboundary Resource Management in the Lake of the Woods Watershed (UBC Press, 2019). His previous publications include The Temagami Experience: Recreation, Resources and Aboriginal Rights in the Northern Ontario Wilderness (University of Toronto Press, 1989), Idleness, Water and a Canoe: Reflections on Paddling for Pleasure (University of Toronto Press, 1997), and The Culture of Flushing: A Social and Legal History of Sewage (UBC Press, 2007).
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 Provides a more thorough introduction of the basic concepts and fundamental principles of environmental law. The chapter specifically focuses on the definition of ‘environment,’ … 22 $2.20

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 Discusses the concept of environmental responsibilities, particularly in regards to federal authority and provincial environmental jurisdiction, as well as intergovernmental coordination for … 22 $2.20

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 Discusses multiple environmental rights, including constitutional and human rights to environmental quality, the role of the Charter in these rights, as well as the legislative basis of … 19 $1.90

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 Considers the international context of Canadian environmental law, with specific focus on international environmental law and the role of international organizations and institutions in … 32 $3.20

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 Discusses civil liability for environmental harm, including common law causes for action, statutory civil liberties and class action legislation. 22 $2.20

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 Focuses on environmental regulations, such as standard-setting and permits. Appeal mechanisms are also discussed. 19 $1.90

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 Discusses compliance mechanisms regarding environmental policy. Many mechanisms are outlined, such as reporting obligations, administrative orders and administrative monetary penalties. 20 $2.00

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 Discusses environmental offences and subsequent prosecution and penalties. Environmental offences are defined, and their interpretation in court, relationship with the Criminal Code and … 30 $3.00

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 Focuses on the relationship between corporations and environmental obligations, specifically considering director’s and officers’ liability, shareholder accountability and … 22 $2.20

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 Discusses the concept of environmental valuation and compensation, referring to environmental damage, identifying and valuing environmental losses, statutory approaches to compensation for … 16 $1.60

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 Considers contamination as a widespread issue, and touches upon many recourses including site remediation and public-remediation programs. Liability allocation issues and the environmental … 22 $2.20

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 Describes environmental assessment as a planning tool that considers the environmental consequences of certain proposed activities. The evolution of federal environmental assessment, provincial … 23 $2.30

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 Considers the challenge that toxic substances pose and discusses the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the issue of transporting dangerous goods, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), … 25 $2.50

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 Discusses legal safeguards for endangered spaces and species, including conservation mechanisms for private lands, the protection of endangered species, the federal Species at Risk Act and animal … 32 $3.20

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 Discusses the relationship between environmental law and the citizen, with a specific focus on the automobile, the home environment, green marketing and environmental choice. 16 $1.60

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 Discusses consultation, alternative dispute resolution and voluntary measures for managing environmental conflicts, such as consultative procedures and the round table movement and co-management … 22 $2.20

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 Considers multiple economic instruments as an approach to environmental protection, including the Canadian experience with economic instruments such as the carbon tax, as well as other economic … 21 $2.10

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 Discusses environmental reporting and other information sources, focusing on the State of the Environment reports, the use of corporate information and the National Pollutants Release Inventory (NPRI). 27 $2.70

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 Discusses the challenge of climate change and the policy and legal responses that Canada can take. This chapter touches upon the causes and consequences of climate change, federal climate change … 10 $1.00

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 Concludes the book by discussing the future of environmental law. 4 $0.40