In the UK, the Environment Agency is responsible for enforcement of environmental legislation and offences committed under such laws and regulations. Under the current regime, if deemed serious enough, offenders are taken to court. In the past eight years, there have been ～1600 cases (including ...
Legislation targeting corporate crime is also well developed. The UK’s 2010 Bribery Act was groundbreaking in prohibiting the offering, payment or receipt of bribes in general rather than only in connection with public officials, and also in its extensive territorial reach with the result that offe...
National legislation and its effective implementation are essential for the protection of the EHRDs and the environmental rule of law.Footnote 11 In a democratic society, the laws, which are clearly defined, accessible, and foreseeable, should be enacted through transparent and participatory processes....
The impact of environmental legislation will continue costly in terms of facilities and operations during the years ahead, but will motivate steel companies toward increased efficiency and improved production costs. Many of these regulations have been directed to coke ovens and significant expenditures ...
The purpose was to compare the differences in the environmental legislation of shipbuilding in the selected countries, with the aim of drawing some conclusions from these differences, and trying to determine if these legislations and regulations are enough to protect the environment. &#...
and in the quality of enforcement. Thus, an activity might be deemed impermissible under the environmental legislation of one state, but permissible under the legislation of another. Federal air, water, and soil pollution standards and national wilderness and wildlife preservation regulations were ...
1. What are the key pieces of environmental legislation and the key regulatory authorities? Legislation The US legislative framework is based on a "command and control" approach to environmental regulation. The US Congress has enacted or amended a number of environmental statutes since 1969, whi...
New York Environmental Legislation and Regulations in 2012Michael B. Gerrard
on 1 July 2024, with legislation to restore it not due until the end of the year, according toTLN, the Association for Transport and Logistics. This means fleets would have to fit a tachograph to the e-LCVs, honour driver breaks and hours, and recruit drivers with a heavy goods ...
1.1 What are the main substantive ESG-related regulations and who is driving the regulatory agenda in your jurisdiction? In the United States, the rules regarding ESG matters have historically been driven by voluntary, market-led efforts. This stands in contrast to the European Union, which has ...