BSEN 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Equitable Remedy, Fiduciary, Qualified Privilege
9 Dec 2017
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Injury to the environment on a personal level. Interference with the property rights of another actionable at law. Common law relief was limited to individuals who were harmed. Concerned environmental groups lacked standing to bring an. Damages but no order for a cleanup. Addressed difficulties of identification of source, control and abatement (or prohibition) Legislation is created with these things in mind:**** exam question. Keeping everyone happy, getting people"s permission even if you don"t need it. Both federal, provincial, and territorial (and overlap) Provinces have the rights to their own provinces. Federal and provincial both have their own ministers of environment. Can regulate certain toxins, not the province*** Acts control or prohibit activities that have a negative impact on the environment. Amounts are regulated by monitoring and inspection. Consideration of the needs of the broadest community of persons interested in an issue. Must get social license (public input) from everyone in the community. Precautionary principle*** most important for the exam.
