About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

41 Tex. Envtl. L.J. 147 (2010-2011)
Decreasing Dirty Dumping - A Reevaluation of Toxic Waste Colonialism and the Global Management of Transboundary Hazardous Waste

handle is hein.journals/txenvlw41 and id is 151 raw text is: DECREASING DIRTY DUMPING? A REEVALUATION OF TOXIC WASTE COLONIALISM AND THE GLOBAL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY HAZARDOUS WASTE* BY LAURA A. W. PRATT Copyright © 2011 William and Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review; Laura A. W. Pratt In tro du ctio n ............................................................................................................. 148 1. Toxic W aste Colonialism O verview ................................................................... 151 A . W hat's in a N am e? ............................................................................................... 15 1 B . C a u ses ................................................................................................................. 15 3 1. Global Increase of Hazardous Waste Production .................................. 153 2. Econom ic Pressures ............................................................................... 154 II. Historical Development of the Global Management of Transboundary H azardous W aste ............................................................................................... 156 A . B ackground to B asel ........................................................................................... 15 6 B . T he B asel C onvention ........................................................................................ 15 8 1. D efin itions ............................................................................................. 15 9 2. B asic O bligations ................................................................................... 160 3. Party to N on-Party Ban .......................................................................... 161 4. Waste Minimization and Waste Management ....................................... 161 5. Illegal T rafficking ................................................................................... 16 2 C. Amendments and Other International Agreements ........................................ 162 1. The Basel Ban Amendment ................................ ... 163 2. Protocol on Liability and Compensation ............................................... 163 3. The Bam ako C onvention ....................................................................... 164 4. Lom6 IV Convention and Cotonou Agreement ................. 165 III. T he R eevaluation .............................................................................................. 166 A. What Are the Loopholes in the Current System? .......................... 167 1. Fraudulent Concealment and Illegal Shipments ................................... 167 2. D efinitional Issues ................................................................................. 168 3. Issues w ith a Total Ban .......................................................................... 168

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most