The polluter-pays principle and environmental liability: an Italian perspective (original) (raw)

2019, Public Law and Administrative Law in the Italia legal system. Collected essays.

In Italy, as elsewhere, the existence of contaminated sites has become in the last few years a problem of nation-wide concern and of increased public interest. Nonetheless, there are a number of shortcomings under the legislation presently in force, and specifically Legislative Decree No. 152 of 2006 (Environmental Code), in regards to clean-up and restoration of polluted sites, especially when the latter consist of “orphan-sites”, or contamination is of an historical nature.

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