Dayna N Scott

Professor Co-Director of the Environmental Justice and Sustainability Clinic York Research Chair (Tier 2) in Environmental Law & Justice Credentials PhD Law, Osgoode Law SchoolLLB, Osgoode Law SchoolMES, York UniversityBSc Ecology, University of Guelph Research Keywords Environmental Justice; Extractivism; Gender and Environmental Health; Legal Regulation of Pollution, Toxics and Extraction; Impact Assessment Law; the Jurisdiction of

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Investigating Regulatory Chill: Understanding Contemporary Constraints on Regulatory Decision-Making to Protect the Environment

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) The research aimed to critically investigate the role of investor rights provisions in trade and investment agreements in the ability and/or willingness of Canadian law makers to enact tough environmental laws. The research focused on trade and investment regimes and how they affected regulatory decision-making with respect to

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