3101.0: Monday, November 13, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | ||||
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| The problems that Anglo-American jurisprudence was established to solve were simpler and more straightforward than the problems that our current environmental protection system attempts to address. Therefore, the institutions and principles of law in the United States do not always fit well in coping with the exigencies of environmental health threats. This session will identify these challenges to the law presented by environmental protection at four different levels: (1) How toxic tort cases challenge notions of causation in our courts, (2) How sustainable development programs challenge traditional views of property rights in our communities, (3) How the need to guarantee our national priorities for environmental protection in an era of opening international trade challenges our views of our countries sovereignty, and (4) How the expanding power of genomics may challenge almost every institution and principle of U.S. law | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Daniel Swartzman, JD, MPH | ||||
| Introduction: The Origins of Anglo-American Law Daniel Swartzman, JD, MPH | ||||
| Challenging the Courts: Changing principles of Legal Causation in Response to Toxic Tort Litigation Daniel Swartzman, JD, MPH | ||||
| Challenging Our Communities: How Sustainable Development Programs Require a Reevaluation of Property Rights Linda B. Rimer, PhD | ||||
| Challenging Our Country: The Conflict Between International Trade Agreements and Our Ability to Protect Our Environment Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH | ||||
| Challenging the Law: The Widespread Impacts of Genomics Research and Practices Nanette Elster, JD, MPH | ||||
| Sponsor: | Environment | |||
| Cosponsors: | Occupational Health and Safety; Social Work | |||