Toward a Common Law of Ecosystem Services

Authors

J.B. Ruhl, Vanderbilt University Law School

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

St. Thomas Law Review

Publication Date

Fall 2005

ISSN

1065-318X

Page Number

1

Keywords

common law doctrine, ecosystems, liability in tort, environmental law

Disciplines

Environmental Law | Law

Abstract

This article suggests ways in which the common law can integrate concepts of ecosystem services to fulfill pragmatic objectives of common law doctrine. Rather than requiring a radical departure from traditional common law doctrine as is often proposed in environmental literature on the common law, ecosystem services can fold seamlessly into existing common law principles as a source of new knowledge and changed circumstances.

Recommended Citation

J.B. Ruhl, Toward a Common Law of Ecosystem Services, 18 St. Thomas Law Review. 1 (2005)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/faculty-publications/529