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Ocean and Coastal Law, Cases and Materials

6th Edition
Alison Rieser | Donna R. Christie | Annie Brett | Sarah Adams-Schoen
ISBN: 9781685613396
Subject: Ocean And Coastal Law
Format: Print - Hardbound
Page Count: 1325
Copyright: 2024 | Status: Coming Soon

Originally intended as an update to incorporate new material on climate change and the law of the sea, and on the transition to renewable energy sources, the 6th edition has been expanded beyond a survey of UNCLOS, federal statutes and common law doctrines. It now encompasses materials that analyze the geographical and federalism dimensions of these doctrines and statutes. A separate chapter, "Bays, Estuaries and Watersheds," takes a deep dive into the Clean Water Act and its role in eliminating pollution emanating from coastal municipalities, farming, power plants, and petrochemical industries. This deep dive will allow students to see and debate the shift in environmental policy from bans and prohibitive regulations to pollution pricing, compensatory mitigation, and cap-and-trade. The new material will help professors contextualize recent decisions of the US Supreme Court that second-guess these policy shifts and deploy novel theories of judicial review and deference to the science-informed judgments of administrative agencies.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: American Casebook Series
Publication Date: 07/24/2024

Alison Rieser, University of Hawaii School of Law

Donna R. Christie, Florida State University College of Law

Annie Brett, University of Florida College of Law

Sarah Adams-Schoen, University of Oregon Law

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  • text in all chapters presents a narrative of legal developments
  • notes and questions follow all cases
  • selected maps and figures illustrate geospatial dimensions of ocean and coastal laws
  • historical cases are retained in an electronic supplement
  • new in-depth chapter on the Clean Water Act and coastal pollution control
  • the latest Supreme Court cases on the Clean Water Act jurisdiction and Chevron doctrine are presented
  • teacher’s manual offers models of one- and two-course syllabi and answers the most challenging questions

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