Punitive damages for oil spills: a look from the economic analysis of law
Given the difficulties of making an adequate compensation for environmental damage caused by oil spills, this article presents the treatment of Law of Torts and summarizes the American experience in the case of environmental damage caused by oil spills through punitive damages. Likewise, through an...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón |
| Repositorio: | Revistas - Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.unife.edu.pe:article/2557 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unife.edu.pe/index.php/lumen/article/view/2557 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Responsabilidad civil daños punitivos derrames petroleros daños ambientales sanciones ambientales sanciones administrativas Tort law punitive damages oil spills environmental damage environmental sanctions administrative sanctions |
| Sumario: | Given the difficulties of making an adequate compensation for environmental damage caused by oil spills, this article presents the treatment of Law of Torts and summarizes the American experience in the case of environmental damage caused by oil spills through punitive damages. Likewise, through an Economic Analysis of Law, the evaluation of the efficiency of punitive damages in terms of compensation for environmental damage due to oil spills is presented and compared to administrative sanctions for environmental damage. |
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