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Citizen Suits

Citizen Suits is a legal mechanism in environmental law that permits private individuals or organizations to initiate judicial proceedings to enforce statutory provisions or compel regulatory action, thereby enabling public participation in environmental governance when governmental enforcement is deficient.

22

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32

Authors

16

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2017–2026

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Publications

22

Private citizen suits and public enforcement: Substitutes or complements?

Christian Langpap, Jay P. Shimshack · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · 2010 · 162 citations

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Suing Government: Citizen Remedies for Official Wrongs

Dagmar Hamilton, Peter H. Schuck · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 1985 · 72 citations

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Problems, Promise, Progress, and Perils: Critical Reflections on Environmental Justice Policy Implementation in California

Jonathan London, Julie Sze, Raoul S. Liévanos · UCLA Journal of Environmental Law and Policy · 2008 · 46 citations · Full text

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Environmental Conflicts with Reimbursement for Citizen Suits

Kyung Hwan Baik, Jason F. Shogren · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · 1994 · 44 citations · Full text

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Environmental justice: law, policy, and regulation

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 39 citations

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Authors

32

  1. EM
    Errol Meidinger

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  2. BB
    Barry B. Boyer

    University of Freiburg, Germany

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  3. CL
    Christian Langpap

    Oregon State University, United States

    2 publications · 186 citations

    2

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  4. JH
    Jonathan H. Adler

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. SR
    Susan Reider

    1 publications · 18 citations

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Institutions

16

  1. Tulane University

    New Orleans, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    186 citations

  2. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  4. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    162 citations

  5. University of North Texas

    Denton, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  6. Widener University

    Chester, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    10 citations

  7. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  8. Tel Aviv University

    Tel Aviv, Israel

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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  2. eYLS (Yale Law School)

    Repository · 2 publications · 45 citations

    2

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 29 citations

    2

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  4. Environmental Impact Assessment Review

    1 publications · 13 citations

    1

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  5. University of Pennsylvania Law Review

    1 publications · 21 citations

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