systems a shift towards public oriented compensation has occurred. This is clear in areas such as international oil pollution …, with empirical data and economic analyses of the effectiveness of the international oil pollution fund's capacity to … compensate oil pollution victims. It also describes shifts in some national legal systems towards greater government involvement …

, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in 1980 to regulate remediation and redevelopment of contaminated sites. This …, throughout its history CERCLA's defining features imposing 'strict, joint and several, and retroactive liability' have been … groundbreaking legislation delineates a complex and far-reaching liability scheme for various potential responsible parties. However …

resource liability provisions of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA). This analysis first identifies the statutory measure of damages …