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The Chernobyl Accident: A Case Study in International Law Regulating State Responsibility for Transboundary Nuclear Pollution
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EngineeringEnvironmental LawRadioactive ContaminationLawInternational Environmental LawEnvironmental LegislationProximate CauseEnvironmental PolicyTransboundary Nuclear PollutionDomestic FailureTechnological DisastersClimate LawIncident ManagementPublic PolicyProduct LiabilityInternational LawState ResponsibilityChernobyl AccidentNuclear PowerProfessor Linda MaloneCriticality SafetyNuclear SafetyRegulation
This international law case study, by Professor Linda Malone, explores the Chernobyl Accident and regulating state responsibility for the incident. The accident occurred at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986. This accident is of importance because it brought to light the domestic failure to protect against damage to the global environment.