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The Mismatch between Public Nuisance Law and Global Warming
David A. Dana Northwestern University - School of Law May 6, 2008 Northwestern Law & Econ Research Paper No. 08-05 Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 08-16 Abstract: The federal courts using the common law method of case-by-case adjudication may have institutional advantages over the more political branches, such as perhaps more freedom from interest group capture and more flexibility to tailor decisions to local conditions. Any such advantages, however, are more than offset by the disadvantages of relying on the courts in common resource management in general and in the management of the global atmospheric commons in particular. The courts are best able to serve a useful function resolving climate-related disputes once the political branches have acted by establishing a policy framework and working through the daunting task of allocating property or quasi-property rights in greenhouse gas emissions. In the meantime, states do have a state legislative alternative that is preferable to common law suits, and that federal courts can facilitate without any dramatic innovations in federal preemption or dormant commerce clause doctrine.
Keywords: Global warming, climate change, nusiance, public nuisance, federalism, environmental law, greenhouse gas emissions, political question JEL Classifications: K32, K11, K19, K23, K40 Working Paper SeriesDate posted: May 07, 2008 ; Last revised: May 07, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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