dicial branch (courts) interprets laws and passes on their constitutionality. The courts can award damages to persons injured by violations of environmental or labor laws, and in so doing they contribute to the evolution of the law in those areas (Department of Labor, 114).
In many cases, environmental or labor issues can be dealt with in the context of traditional tort law (Davies, 23). Environmental and labor laws often punish offenders and deter infractions by imposing legal liabilities; in other words, allowing people to sue for damages when the law has been broken.
The other principal way that the government enforces environmental and labor laws is through direct regulation. Regulation can be either prescriptive or structural. Prescriptive regulation is simply a rule prohibiting or mandating a certain course of action. For example, the C
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