Les grands débats autour du droit de l'environnement aux états-unis

Abstract

As the modern American environmental law approaches its 40th anniversary, it is characterized by a handful of fundamental debates. They concern not so much whether government regulation to protect the environment is appropriate; on that, there is general consensus (with the obvious exception of global climate change). But what level, and what branch, of government should impose these regulations, on the basis of what general principles, and in what form: these issues are strongly disputed. These disagreements are clearly visible in current debates over whether and how to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases. © Le Seuil. Tous droits réservés pour tous pays.