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Common Law and Environmental Protection

According to Friedrich Hayek, the English common law system reflects a conscious decision in favor of a limited role for government; the French civil law system is much more comfortable with a centralized and activist government. Many nations, including the United States, base their legal systems on the English common law tradition. Under this tradition,Continue reading “Common Law and Environmental Protection”