The Case of the Speluncean Polluters: Six Themes of Environmental Law, Policy, and Ethics

Ruhl, J. B.

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The Case of the Speluncean Polluters: Six Themes of Environmental Law, Policy, and Ethics

J. B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt University - Law School

March 5, 2009

Environmental Law, Vol. 27, 1997
FSU College of Law, Public Law Research

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This article uses a hypothetical future based on Lon Fullers classic Speluncean Explorers work to construct and contrast different perspectives on environmental law and policy: cost-benefit analysis; free market environmentalism; precautionary principles; sustainability; environmental justice; property rights; and deep ecology.

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Date posted: March 6, 2009

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Ruhl, J. B., The Case of the Speluncean Polluters: Six Themes of Environmental Law, Policy, and Ethics (March 5, 2009). Environmental Law, Vol. 27, 1997; FSU College of Law, Public Law Research. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1354195

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