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SUMMARY:Citizen Suits and Environmental Activism in Israel
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 Full Title: "Citizen Suits and Environmental Activism 
 in Israel: What Happens When One Country 
 Opened the Gates of its Courts Up to the 
 Public"\n
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 Presenter: Alon Tal, MSU's Visiting 
 Serling Israeli Scholar, Ben Gurion University\n
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 Almost 
 sixty years ago, Israel was one 
 of the first countries to implement a law allowing 
 the general public to file criminal indictments 
 against polluters. Moreover, Israel's 
 Supreme Court has extremely liberal rules 
 of standing for administrative appeals that can 
 file petitions against governmental agencies 
 for inadequate efforts to protect the environment. 
  As a result, Israel's civil society 
 and individual citizens have frequently taken 
 advantage of this opportunity, challenging 
 polluters and the government in a broad range 
 of legal actions.  While public interest legal 
 actions have led to scores of environmental 
 victories, numerous environmental indicators 
 suggest that many other battles have been lost. 
  This talk explores the potential and limitations 
 of using the courts to promote environmental 
 interests and the lessons it can teach 
 environmental activists everywhere. Co-sponsored 
 with the College of Law, Asian Studies 
 Center, and the Science, Technology, Environment, 
 and Public Policy Program.\n
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 Price: free and open to the public\n
 Sponsor: Jewish Studies Program\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://events.msu.edu/jewishstudies/\n
 Contact name: Jewish Studies\n
 Contact phone: (517) 432-3493\n
 Contact email: jewishst@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:Law College, 3rd Floor, Castle Board Room
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