1. National Affairs.
- Author
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Granier, Laurent
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ENVIRONMENTAL law , *ENVIRONMENTAL policy , *COASTAL zone management , *LEGISLATION , *GLOBAL warming , *ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *DISTRICT courts - Abstract
The article focuses on developments in environmental policy and law including coastal protection in Israel and court recognition of the negative effects of global warming in the United States. In Israel, the Knesset finalized the legislation process of a Law for the Protection of the Coastal Environment which calls for coastal environment protection and for amendments to the existing Planning and Building Law. While the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has approved a global warming lawsuit filed by various environmental groups against the government.
- Published
- 2005