| Abstrakt: |
Since its arrival in the Marshall Islands in 1944, the United States military has caused widespread, deadly, and lasting environmental harm. The Compact of Free Association binding the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands creates legal gaps allowing for ongoing harm without an avenue for adequate remedy. Current Compact renegotiations between the Marshall Islands and the United States offer an opportunity to provide an adequate remedy for past abuses and accountability for ongoing and future contamination. Further, legislative avenues remain an alternate means of addressing the legal and funding gaps currently depriving the Marshall Islands of a remedy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
