THE ENVIRONMENTAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES FOR BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: ARE THERE MURKY WATERS IN THEIR FUTURE?

Changes in how the federal courts deal with environmental violations are imminent. The only questions are when will the changes occur and what will the changes look like? The workings of change will come about through amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The amendment process begins when...

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Published inBoston College environmental affairs law review Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 481 - 502
Main Authors Fiorelli, Paul E, Rooney, Cynthia J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newton Center, Mass Boston College Law School, Environmental Affairs, Inc 01.04.1995
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Summary:Changes in how the federal courts deal with environmental violations are imminent. The only questions are when will the changes occur and what will the changes look like? The workings of change will come about through amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The amendment process begins when the United States Sentencing Commission (Sentencing Commission) makes recommendations to Congress for amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines) on or before May 1 of any given year. If Congress does not amend these recommendations before November 1 of that same year, the recommendations are incorporated into the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual (Guidelines Manual), which federal judges are bound to follow in determining criminal sanctions.
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ISSN:0190-7034
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