The Public Trust Doctrine in Environmental and Natural Resources Law

by Mary Christina Wood, Michael C. Blumm, Mary Wood

The public trust doctrine (PTD), an ancient anti-monopoly precept of property law inherited from Roman and civil law, exists in every United States jurisdiction and several international ones. The PTD, originally concerned with navigation and fishing, has emerged as an organizing principle for natural resources management in the twenty-first century, for it posits government trustees as stewards for both present and future generations. This casebook...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611637236
• ISBN13: 9781611637236
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.3" x 7.3"