Comments on the White Paper on Environmental Liability

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Pablo Salvador-Coderch

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law

Fernando Gómez‐Pomar

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Mireia Artigot-Golobardes

Law School, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Economics Department, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Escola Superior de Comerç International

Yolanda Guerra

Independent

Date Written: October 15, 2000

Abstract

The White Paper (WP) on Environmental liability declares that the main purpose of Community policy in this matter is to avoid environmental damage, and then suggests that an instrument to achieve it would be a Community directive establishing a civil liability regime with real deterrent effect.

The authors of these Comments subscribe the White Paper’s basic idea, but try to improve some elements just sketched by the White Paper when describing the factual content and legal consequences of the suggested regulation.

With special reference to aspects related to the identification of the different types of damages, the methods for its evaluation and the distinction between compensating harm and restoring the environment. Likewise, attention has been paid to the connection between the different liability standards outlined by the White Paper and the inherent risk of the different kinds of activities.

Keywords: Environmental liability, damages, remedies

Suggested Citation

Salvador-Coderch, Pablo and Gómez‐Pomar, Fernando and Artigot-Golobardes, Mireia and Guerra, Yolanda, Comments on the White Paper on Environmental Liability (October 15, 2000). InDret 04/2000, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2550758

Pablo Salvador-Coderch (Contact Author)

Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Department of Law ( email )

Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27
Barcelona, 08005
Spain

Fernando Gómez‐Pomar

Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27
Barcelona, E-08005
Spain

Mireia Artigot-Golobardes

Law School, Universitat Pompeu Fabra ( email )

Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27
Barcelona, 08005
Spain

Economics Department, Universitat Pompeu Fabra ( email )

Barcelona
Spain

Escola Superior de Comerç International ( email )

Pujadas 1
Barcelona, 08003
Spain

Yolanda Guerra

Independent ( email )

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