Opinion Articles
Judicial Discretion and Optimal Environmental Enforcement
Author:
Sandra Rousseau
CEDON, KU Leuven, BE
About Sandra
Sandra Rousseau is an associate professor at the Research Center for Economics and Corporate Sustainability (CEDON) of the KULeuven. Her research is centered around three themes: Environmental Economics, Law and Economics and Research Evaluation.
Abstract
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.
How to Cite:
Rousseau, S., 2017. Judicial Discretion and Optimal Environmental Enforcement. Amsterdam Law Forum, 9(3), pp.100–103. DOI: http://doi.org/10.37974/ALF.308
Published on
01 Jun 2017.
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