LEGAL PROBLEMS OF JUDICIAL RECOVERY OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5281/Keywords:
environmental offence, damage compensation, civil liability, burden of proof, standing to sue, environmental liability, Uzbekistan.Abstract
This article examines the legal problems that arise when damage caused by environmental offences is recovered through the courts of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It analyses the relationship between the general civil-law principle of full compensation of harm and the specific features of environmental damage, in particular the difficulty of quantifying harm to natural resources, the allocation of the burden of proof, standing to sue, and the coordination between administrative liability and civil recovery. The mechanisms of the European Union and comparative practice on environmental liability are examined for contrast. The study employs formal-legal, comparative-legal and systemic-functional methods together with elements of legal modelling.
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