ISSUES OF CIVIL LAW REGULATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

This article discusses the issues of civil law regulation of environmental harm. The norms of Civil law legislation regulate compensation for environmental damage. However, the civil law regulation of environmental harm has its own peculiarities. First of all, this is because compensation for environmental damage is complex. Along with the norms of civil legislation, the norms of legislation in the field of environmental protection are applied to compensation for environmental damage. The aim of the study is to examine the civil-law nature of environmental harm, analyze the specific features of its compensation through the interaction of civil and environmental legislation, identify existing legal inconsistencies between these branches of law, and develop proposals for improving the civil-law regulation of environmental harm compensation. In modern legal literature, environmental harm is described as a separate manifestation of civil legal liability. That is, it is based on the statement that the harm caused by an environmental offense is a separate type of causing civil damage. Although the norms of the Environmental Code provide for responsibility for an environmental offense, its legal nature is based on civil law norms. A comprehensive legal institution in which compensation for environmental damage is based not only on civil law norms, but also on other leading branches of law. The article analyzes the civil nature of environmental damage. The author draws attention to contradictions between civil and environmental legislation related to the compensation of environmental damage and the need to eliminate it. The author suggests supplementing the Civil Code with a special article on the regulation of environmental harm, taking into account the legal specifics of environmental harm.

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