LAWS666 — Unit 7 — Readings and Viewings

Issues with Markets, Distributive Justice & Agency Problems in International Environmental Law (Hidden Economics & Environmental Justice)

1/3 Read

a. The Distributive Effects of Economic Instruments for Environmental Policy. Pp. 39-62 (OECD 1994)

b. Eskimo Whaling Problem

c. Japan Whaling Association website cultural arguments on the permissibility of whale catching by modern cultures

2/3 For those with no prior familiarity with Charleston’s recent US Army Corps of Engineers Surge Barrier Study, take a look at the Corps’ website summarizing the recently completed Charleston Coastal Flood Risk Management Study.

3/3 Read as counterpoint Robinson, “Commentary: Army Corp’s plan for Charleston is worse than doing nothing at all” (Post & Courier 08/12/20).

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