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ANALYSING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

ANALYSING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT Browne Lewis* ANALYSING THE E X T R A T E R R I T O R I A L A P P L I C A T I O N OF THE N A T I O N A L ENVIRONMENTAL P O L I C Y A C T * Ms. Browne Lewis is a Legal Writing instructor at Hamline University School o f Law, J.D. University o f Minnesota, LLM in Energy and Environmental Law University o f Houston. INTRODUCTION I t seems that environmental disasters have become the rule rather than the exception in world news today.' Thus, it is not surprising that, in the last few years, people have become increasingly aware o f the need to address environmental issues. This increased awareness has been a result o f such environmental disasters as the Chernobyl accident, the Valdez oil spill and the devastating oil pollution o f the G u l f War. These incidents have caused people to realize that the impact o f environmental catastrophes is rarely confined to specific geographic areas and can prove costly to all nations. Environmental degradation usually affects neighbouring countries and, in some instances, the environment http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Tilburg Law Review Brill

ANALYSING THE EXTRATERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

Lewis, Browne
Tilburg Law Review , Volume 8 (4): 313 – Jan 1, 2000
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© 2000 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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2211-0046
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10.1163/221125900X00198
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Browne Lewis* ANALYSING THE E X T R A T E R R I T O R I A L A P P L I C A T I O N OF THE N A T I O N A L ENVIRONMENTAL P O L I C Y A C T * Ms. Browne Lewis is a Legal Writing instructor at Hamline University School o f Law, J.D. University o f Minnesota, LLM in Energy and Environmental Law University o f Houston. INTRODUCTION I t seems that environmental disasters have become the rule rather than the exception in world news today.' Thus, it is not surprising that, in the last few years, people have become increasingly aware o f the need to address environmental issues. This increased awareness has been a result o f such environmental disasters as the Chernobyl accident, the Valdez oil spill and the devastating oil pollution o f the G u l f War. These incidents have caused people to realize that the impact o f environmental catastrophes is rarely confined to specific geographic areas and can prove costly to all nations. Environmental degradation usually affects neighbouring countries and, in some instances, the environment

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Published: Jan 1, 2000

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