Principles of international environmental law /

This new and fully updated edition of Principles of International Environmental Law offers a comprehensive and critical account of one of the fastest growing areas of international law: the principles and rules relating to environmental protection. Introducing the reader to the key foundational prin...

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Main Authors: Sands, Philippe, 1960
Group Author: Peel, Jacqueline, 1974; Fabra Aguilar, Adriana, 1966; Mackenzie, Ruth, 1964
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Fourth edition.
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Summary: This new and fully updated edition of Principles of International Environmental Law offers a comprehensive and critical account of one of the fastest growing areas of international law: the principles and rules relating to environmental protection. Introducing the reader to the key foundational principles, governance structures and regulatory techniques, Principles of International Environmental Law explores each of the major areas of international environmental regulation through substantive chapters, including climate change, atmospheric protection, oceans and freshwater, biodiversity, che
Carrier Form: lxviii, 968 pages ; 26 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781108431125
1108431127
9781108420952
1108420958
Index Number: K3585
CLC: D996.9
Call Number: D996.9/S221/4th ed.
Contents: Part I. The legal and institutional framework -- The environment and international society : issues, concepts and definitions -- History -- Governance : states, international organisations and non-state actors -- International law-making and regulation -- Compliance : implementation, enforcement, dispute settlement -- Part II. Principles and rules establishing standards -- General principles and rules -- Atmospheric protection -- Climate change -- Freshwater resources -- Biological diversity -- Oceans, seas and marine living resources -- Hazardous substances and activities, and waste -- The