On the Law and Economics of Contaminated Land
Seminar arranged by Center for Law, Economics and Financial Institutions (LEFIC).
A comparison of Danish and American regulatory regimes.
Two leading law and economics experts on the regulation of contaminated land, Professor Hilary Sigman (Rutgers University and the National Bureau of Economic Research) and Professor Howard Chang (University of Pennsylvania Law School), will discuss current policy issues and compare Danish and American regulatory experiences with a group of representatives from the Danish Enviromental Agency, including Cand.Jur. Dorte Hermansen and Civil Engineer Ole Kiilerich.
Program:
13:00-13:10 Welcome and introduction to the symposium by Henrik Lando
13:10-13:20 Dorte Hermansen: On the Danish system of liability for remediation: controversies and proposals for reform
13:20-13:40 Howard Chang: On the U.S. liability rules: merits and disadvantages of the U.S. system in comparison with the Danish
13:40-13:50 Short break
13:50-14:00 Hilary Sigman: Reliance on liability rather than public funding: merits and disadvantages of the U.S. system in comparison with the Danish
14:00-14:30 Comments and questions from the audience
14:30-14:50 Break
14:50-15:10 Ole Kiilerich: On the Danish system of remedies: controversies and proposals for reform
15:10-15:30 Hilary Sigman: The merits and disadvantages of the U.S. system of remedies compared with the Danish
15:30-16:00 Comments and questions from the audience
16:00 Conclusion of the symposium