The Chernobyl Accident: A Case Study in International Law Regulating State Responsibility for Transboundary Nuclear Pollution
40 Pages Posted: 3 Nov 2012
Date Written: 1987
Abstract
This international law case study, by Professor Linda Malone, explores the Chernobyl Accident and regulating state responsibility for the incident. The accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986. This accident is of importance because it brought to light the domestic failure to protect against damage to the global environment.
Keywords: international law, environmental law
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Malone, Linda A., The Chernobyl Accident: A Case Study in International Law Regulating State Responsibility for Transboundary Nuclear Pollution (1987). Columbia Journal of Environmental Law Vol. 12, No. 203, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2168420
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