The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development (Paperback)

For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. Customary law consists of underlying social norms that may become the acknowledged law of the land. The key to determining whether a custom constitutes customary law is whether the public acts as if the observance of the custom is legally obligated. While the use of customary law does not always produce sustainability, the study of customary methods of resource management can produce valuable insights into methods of managing resources in a sustainable way.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2010
First published:	October 2010
Authors:	Peter Orebech • Fred Bosselman • Jes Bjarup • David Callies • Martin Chanock • Hanne Petersen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	524
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-17342-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Comparative law Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International environmental law
LSN:	0-521-17342-6
Barcode:	9780521173421

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