A Review of the Environmental Enforcement Culture in Alberta in Relation to the Oil Sands

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dc.contributor.authorNwapi, Dr. Chilenyeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-02T23:38:25Z
dc.date.available2013-04-02T23:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2013-04-02
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the environmental enforcement culture in Alberta with a view to ascertaining what mechanisms are in place in Alberta for responding to the commission of environmental offences in the context of the oil sands and the extent to which those mechanisms are being used. The paper identifies and discusses a number of enforcement mechanisms available in Alberta, including administrative penalties, orders, warnings and prosecutions. The paper observes that there is a clear policy towards increased penalties and that creative sentencing is now the norm in the enforcement of environmental offences in Alberta. Lastly, the paper finds that the legal and policy framework for environmental enforcement in Alberta has been offender-focused, with little attention being paid to the plight of victims of environmental offences.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research paper was funded by the Alberta Law Foundation. The generous support of the Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/34275
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/49462
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyLawen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.cirl.caen_US
dc.subjectAberta Oil Sandsen_US
dc.subject.otherenforcement of environmental offencesen_US
dc.titleA Review of the Environmental Enforcement Culture in Alberta in Relation to the Oil Sandsen_US
dc.typeworking paperen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineCanadian Institute of Resources Lawen_US
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