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The development of modern international environmental law has been
one of the most remarkable exercises in international law-making.
Although far more law and policy exists in this area than a quarter
of a century ago, the global environment is in a much worse state:
challenges remain in relation to the poor health of the oceans,
climate change, the growing loss of biodiversity and ecosystems,
and the other effects of human mismanagement of our global
ecosystem, including global pandemics. As conservation of the
environment plays an increasingly important role within society,
Birnie, Boyle, and Redgwell's International Law and the Environment
continues to be an essential read for students and practitioners
alike. Written by experts in the field Birnie, Boyle, and
Redgwell's International Law and the Environment places legislation
on the protection of the environment firmly at the core of the
text, while remaining rooted in the substantive law. The authors
employ sharp and thorough analysis of the law, allowing them to
share their extensive knowledge and experience with the reader.
They provide a unique perspective on the implications of
international regulation, promoting a wider understanding of the
pertinent issues impacting upon the law. Digital formats and
resources The fourth edition is available for students and
institutions to purchase in a variety of formats. - The e-book
offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with
functionality tools and navigation features:
www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
This is a study of the principal negotiating processes and
law-making tools through which contemporary international law is
made. It does not seek to give an account of the traditional - and
untraditional - sources and theories of international law, but
rather to identify the processes, participants and instruments
employed in the making of international law. It accordingly
examines some of the mechanisms and procedures whereby new rules of
law are created or old rules are amended or abrogated. It
concentrates on the UN, other international organisations,
diplomatic conferences, codification bodies, NGOs, and courts.
Every society perceives the need to differentiate between its legal
norms and other norms controlling social, economic and political
behaviour. But unlike domestic legal systems where this distinction
is typically determined by constitutional provisions, the
decentralised nature of the international legal system makes this a
complex and contested issue. Moreover, contemporary international
law is often the product of a subtle and evolving interplay of
law-making instruments, both binding and non-binding, and of
customary law and general principles. Only in this broader context
can the significance of so-called 'soft law' and multilateral
treaties be fully appreciated. An important question posed by any
examination of international law-making structures is the extent to
which we can or should make judgments about their legitimacy and
coherence, and if so in what terms. Put simply, a law-making
process perceived to be illegitimate or incoherent is more likely
to be an ineffective process. From this perspective, the assumption
of law-making power by the UN Security Council offers unique
advantages of speed and universality, but it also poses a
particular challenge to the development of a more open and
participatory process observable in other international law-making
bodies.
In June, 1998, the Faculty of Law of the University of Edinburgh
convened a conference of academics, judges and distinguished
practitioners from the UK and abroad to discuss the implications of
the incorporation of the ECHR into Scots law. The contributors
considered the impact of the Human Rights Act in light of the new
constitutional settlement for Scotland and their experiences of
other rights regimes in Europe, the Commonwealth, and the United
States. The contributions span the fields of Private, Public,
European Community and Comparative law and draw on human rights law
and practice in the UK, the European Community, Canada, New
Zealand, South Africa, the United States and Sweden, where the ECHR
was recently incorporated. Topics include: analyses of the Human
Rights Act and Scotland Act; human rights and the law of crime,
property, employment, family and private life; Scottish court
practice and procedure; Scots law and the European dimension; and
building a rights culture in Scotland.
Big cities have mostly failed in their efforts to reform public
schools. This book shows why - and offers a framework for achieving
future success. Fullan and Boyle, internationally renowned thinkers
on school change, demonstrate that while the educational challenges
of big cities can be overwhelming, they are not insurmountable.
They identify six essential “push” and “pull” actions that
can enable big school systems to improve student achievement.
Leaders need to push to challenge the status quo, convey a high
sense of urgency, and have the courage needed to intervene. But
they need to also pull together to create a commonly owned
strategy, develop a professional power of capital, and attend to
sustainability. Examining three major cities - New York, Toronto,
and London - through the decade of 2002–2012, this book weaves
case studies with careful analysis and recommendations to hone in
on which policies and strategies generate quality implementation
that in turn raise the bar for all students and reduce the gap for
the disadvantaged. Big-City School Reforms offers invaluable advice
to those leading the next phase of school reform in cities around
the world.
This is a study of the principal negotiating processes and
law-making tools through which contemporary international law is
made. It does not seek to give an account of the traditional - and
untraditional - sources and theories of international law, but
rather to identify the processes, participants and instruments
employed in the making of international law. It accordingly
examines some of the mechanisms and procedures whereby new rules of
law are created or old rules are amended or abrogated. It
concentrates on the UN, other international organizations,
diplomatic conferences, codification bodies, NGOs, and courts.
Every society perceives the need to differentiate between its
legal norms and other norms controlling social, economic and
political behaviour. But unlike domestic legal systems where this
distinction is typically determined by constitutional provisions,
the decentralized nature of the international legal system makes
this a complex and contested issue. Moreover, contemporary
international law is often the product of a subtle and evolving
interplay of law-making instruments, both binding and non-binding,
and of customary law and general principles. Only in this broader
context can the significance of so-called 'soft law' and
multilateral treaties be fully appreciated.
An important question posed by any examination of international
law-making structures is the extent to which we can or should make
judgments about their legitimacy and coherence, and if so in what
terms. Put simply, a law-making process perceived to be
illegitimate or incoherent is more likely to be an ineffective
process. From this perspective, the assumption of law-making power
by the UN SecurityCouncil offers unique advantages of speed and
universality, but it also poses a particular challenge to the
development of a more open and participatory process observable in
other international law-making bodies.
This study considers the topical problem of defining and valuing "environmental damage" from the perspective of international and comparative law. The contributors include experts in national and international law, civil and common law, as well as in the laws of developed and developing states, an economist and a member of the UN Compensation Commission.
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