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Selected Works of Blake A Watson
Article
Liberal Construction of CERCLA Under the Remedial Purpose Canon
Harvard Environmental Law Review (1996)
  • Blake A Watson, University of Dayton
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Abstract
This article examines the use of the remedial purpose canon of statutory construction in connection with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), otherwise known as the Superfund Act. The article also assesses scholarly criticisms of the remedial purpose canon.
Keywords
  • CERCLA,
  • Superfund,
  • Remedial Purpose Canon
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Publication Date
1996
Citation Information
Blake A Watson. "Liberal Construction of CERCLA Under the Remedial Purpose Canon" Harvard Environmental Law Review Vol. 20 Iss. No. 1 (1996)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/blake_watson/7/