This paper provides an overview of the issues associated with the relation between civil liability and environmental regulation. It addresses the common characteristics of cases involving environmental injury or damage; analyzes the various theories of liability for these harms and the remedies available if liability is imposed; develops a typology of the different relationships between civil liability and environmental regulation; and concludes with some thoughts about the values that are served by preserving a dual system of legal regimes to govern environmental risk.

Citation
Kenneth S. Abraham, The Relation between Civil Liability and Environmental Regulation: An Analytical Overview, 41 Washburn Law Review, 379–398 (2002).
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