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The quality and the strength of an environmental legal system is a reflection of the conceptual foundations upon which it is constructed. The Research Handbook on Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Law illuminates key aspects of environmental governance through the lens of their underlying dimens...
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Edward Elgar Publishing,
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| Publisher Address: | Cheltenham, UK : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Research Handbooks in Environmental Law
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| Summary: |
The quality and the strength of an environmental legal system is a reflection of the conceptual foundations upon which it is constructed. The Research Handbook on Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Law illuminates key aspects of environmental governance through the lens of their underlying dimensions: for example, the form, structure and language of international, regional and national instruments; the function of norms, objectives and standards; and the relevance of economic analysis and of integrated policy formulation. The topical chapters in this timely Handbook include analyses of hu |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 546 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781784714642 178471464X |
| Index Number: | K3585 |
| CLC: | D912.6-62 |
| Call Number: | D912.6-62/R432 |
| Contents: | The jurisprudential structure of environmental law / Douglas Fisher -- A normative approach to environmental governance : sustainability at the apex of environmental law / Klaus Bosselmann -- From protection to restoration : a challenge for environmental governance / Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Anastasia Telesetsky -- Transnational environmental law : the birth of a contemporary analytical perspective / Louis Kotzé and Caiphas Soyapi -- Economic approaches to environmental governance : a principled analysis / Michael Faure -- Human rights and the environment : a tale of ambivalence and hope |