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This thoroughly updated and revised second edition combines
practical and theoretical analyses to cover a wide array of cutting
edge issues in international environmental law (IEL). The Research
Handbook provides a comprehensive view of the complexity of IEL,
both as a field in its own right, and as part of the wider system
of international law. Expert contributors examine the key theories
and concepts of IEL governance and provide an in-depth analysis of
IEL principles, supplemented in this new edition by a consideration
of the significant actors involved in international environmental
law-making and governance. Chapters go on to discuss practical
issues, such as dispute settlement and compliance, and analyse
selected environmental protection regimes, as well as including a
brand new section covering IEL litigation in relation to human
rights and climate change. Providing a thorough examination of the
major topics in the field, this Handbook will be an indispensable
resource for scholars and students of international environmental
law. Practitioners and policymakers will also find it useful for
its coverage of developments in environmental litigation and the
actors involved.
This thoroughly updated and revised second edition combines
practical and theoretical analyses to cover a wide array of cutting
edge issues in international environmental law (IEL). The Research
Handbook provides a comprehensive view of the complexity of IEL,
both as a field in its own right, and as part of the wider system
of international law. Expert contributors examine the key theories
and concepts of IEL governance and provide an in-depth analysis of
IEL principles, supplemented in this new edition by a consideration
of the significant actors involved in international environmental
law-making and governance. Chapters go on to discuss practical
issues, such as dispute settlement and compliance, and analyse
selected environmental protection regimes, as well as including a
brand new section covering IEL litigation in relation to human
rights and climate change. Providing a thorough examination of the
major topics in the field, this Handbook will be an indispensable
resource for scholars and students of international environmental
law. Practitioners and policymakers will also find it useful for
its coverage of developments in environmental litigation and the
actors involved.
This textbook provides a compelling and structured introduction to
international environmental law in the Text, Cases and Materials
genre. The book uses extracts from a judiciously selected range of
legal instruments and case law relevant to the protection and
regulation of the environment in international law, alongside
commentary from the author team and questions for class discussion,
to facilitate student understanding and encourage engagement in the
topic. Divided into four main parts, it examines the main
principles of international environmental law, the key areas of
substantive environmental regulation, the implementation of
environmental law and the relations between environmental law and
other areas of international law. Key Features: Provides concise
introductions to each topic of environmental law Discussion
questions and further reading sections guide students in applying
their understanding Familiarises students with the key legal
materials, treaties and case law relating to international
environmental law Covers a wide variety of topics, including
sustainable development, protection of the marine environment,
atmospheric protection and responsibility and liability for
environmental damage By introducing and highlighting the most
important instruments and cases of international environmental law,
this textbook seeks to provide environmental law students and
non-specialists with a rich and full understanding of the topic.
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law is a landmark reference
work, providing definitive and comprehensive coverage of this
dynamic field. Each volume probes the key elements of law, the
essential concepts, and the latest research through concise,
structured entries written by international experts. Each entry
includes an extensive bibliography as a starting point for further
reading. The mix of authoritative commentary and insightful
discussion will make this an essential tool for research and
teaching, as well as a valuable resource for professionals and
policymakers. This volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of
Environmental Law presents a structured overview and selective
analysis of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). These
agreements encompass the regulating aspects of the protection,
conservation, management, use and exploitation of living and
natural resources in various areas including biodiversity,
fisheries, marine environment, shared freshwater resources,
atmosphere, climate change, human rights, and polar regions. The
expert contributions offer critical analysis and a concise but
informative approach that provides a comprehensive introduction to
each agreement as well as to the broader landscape of MEAs. The
book guides the reader through the multifarious conventional
regulation of each area of environmental protection, both at the
global and regional levels. It details the path from the first
post-war sectorial attempts at introducing international pieces of
conventional environmental regulation to the booming of
environmental instruments of the 1990s and the recent fertile
period of new MEAs and their exponential growth. Each entry
includes an overview of the topic, a concise review of current
knowledge, new directions for cutting-edge research and a detailed
bibliography to facilitate further reading. This comprehensive,
topical and accessible volume is an essential resource for
environmental law practitioners, students and scholars seeking a
broad overview of MEAs, concise explanations of individual
agreements, and avenues for research. Contributors include: R.
Bates, L. Chiussi, C. Contartese, M.E. Desmond, A. Dizdarevic, G.M.
Farnelli, E. Fasoli, M. Fitzmaurice, S. Goldberg, E.J. Goodwin, S.
Gruber, C. Ibe, F.R. Jacur, K. Kakkaiyadi, E.A. Kirk, J.V. Kohler,
I. Krasnova, V. Lanovoy, M. Lewis, P. Merkouris, G.A. Oanta, A.
Papantoniou, N. Popattanachai, A. Powers, T.H. Reis, F. Seatzu, F.
Sindico, K. Steenmans, A. Tanzi, A. Trouwborst, M.S. Wong, M.
Yzquierdo, F. Zaharia
The central aim of this insightful book is to illuminate how many
concepts in international environmental law such as the
precautionary principle and sustainable development are taken for
granted. These problematic issues are very much still evolving and
subject to heated debate between scholars as well as between
states. The author explores these controversies viewing them as a
positive development within a field that is in a constant state of
flux. Areas discussed include the convergence of human rights with
environmental issues and the quest for the human right to a clean
environment. The book also clearly demonstrates that international
environmental law cannot be analysed in isolation since it greatly
influences the development of general international law. Taking
full account of the most recent decisions of international courts
and tribunals as well as the most up-to-date scholarly analysis,
Contemporary Issues in International Environmental Law is a timely
and important resource for legal scholars, under- and
post-graduates and practitioners alike.
This textbook provides a compelling and structured introduction to
international environmental law in the Text, Cases and Materials
genre. The book uses extracts from a judiciously selected range of
legal instruments and case law relevant to the protection and
regulation of the environment in international law, alongside
commentary from the author team and questions for class discussion,
to facilitate student understanding and encourage engagement in the
topic. Divided into four main parts, it examines the main
principles of international environmental law, the key areas of
substantive environmental regulation, the implementation of
environmental law and the relations between environmental law and
other areas of international law. Key Features: Provides concise
introductions to each topic of environmental law Discussion
questions and further reading sections guide students in applying
their understanding Familiarises students with the key legal
materials, treaties and case law relating to international
environmental law Covers a wide variety of topics, including
sustainable development, protection of the marine environment,
atmospheric protection and responsibility and liability for
environmental damage By introducing and highlighting the most
important instruments and cases of international environmental law,
this textbook seeks to provide environmental law students and
non-specialists with a rich and full understanding of the topic.
This wide-ranging and comprehensive Handbook examines recent
developments in international environmental law (IEL) and the
crossover effects of this expansion on other areas of international
law, such as trade law and the law of the sea. The expert
contributors offer analyses of foundational issues in IEL, such as
responsibility for environmental damage, sustainable development
and the precautionary principle, alongside studies in topical
subject areas including marine protection and the law of
international watercourses. This Research Handbook offers an
in-depth analysis of IEL, both as a field of law in its own right,
and as part of the wider system of international law. It gives a
comprehensive view of IEL in all its forms and complexity.With
thorough examination of specific environmental regimes and
compliance mechanisms, this Handbook will be an indispensable
resource for legal scholars, students and practitioners alike.
This title was first published in 2000: A discussion on the right
of a child to a clean environment. It links two important
contemporary issues: human rights and the environment. The volume
consists of the extended versions of some of the papers which were
presented at a workshop on "The Right of a Child to a Clean
Environment", held at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University
of London, in 1997, and there are also some additional
contributions. The workshop participants included Michael Anderson
and Sylvia Bluck, Harry Post, Holly Cullen and Olufemi Elias. The
additional contributors include Veronic Wright, Maria G. Doglioli
and Soledad Aguilar. There are essays on general issues, selected
case studies and annexes.
This title was first published in 2000: A discussion on the right
of a child to a clean environment. It links two important
contemporary issues: human rights and the environment. The volume
consists of the extended versions of some of the papers which were
presented at a workshop on "The Right of a Child to a Clean
Environment", held at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University
of London, in 1997, and there are also some additional
contributions. The workshop participants included Michael Anderson
and Sylvia Bluck, Harry Post, Holly Cullen and Olufemi Elias. The
additional contributors include Veronic Wright, Maria G. Doglioli
and Soledad Aguilar. There are essays on general issues, selected
case studies and annexes.
This wide-ranging and comprehensive Handbook examines recent
developments in international environmental law (IEL) and the
crossover effects of this expansion on other areas of international
law, such as trade law and the law of the sea. The expert
contributors offer analyses of foundational issues in IEL, such as
responsibility for environmental damage, sustainable development
and the precautionary principle, alongside studies in topical
subject areas including marine protection and the law of
international watercourses. This Research Handbook offers an
in-depth analysis of IEL, both as a field of law in its own right,
and as part of the wider system of international law. It gives a
comprehensive view of IEL in all its forms and complexity.With
thorough examination of specific environmental regimes and
compliance mechanisms, this Handbook will be an indispensable
resource for legal scholars, students and practitioners alike.
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the International Court of
Justice, a distinguished group of international judges,
practitioners and academics has undertaken a major review of its
work. The chapters discuss the main areas of substantive law with
which the Court has been concerned, and the more significant
aspects of its practice and procedure in dealing with cases before
it. It discusses the role of the Court in the international legal
order and its relationship with the political organs of the United
Nations. The thirty-three chapters are presented under five
headings: the Court; the sources and evidence of international law;
substance of international law; procedural aspects of the Court's
work; the Court and the United Nations. It has been prepared in
honour of Sir Robert Jennings, judge and sometime President of the
Court.
The Oxford Handbook of Jurisdiction in International Law provides
an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of the concept of
jurisdiction in international law. Jurisdiction plays a fundamental
role in international law, limiting the exercise of legal authority
over international legal subjects. But despite its importance, the
concept has remained, until now, underdeveloped. Discussions of
jurisdiction in international law regularly refer to classic heads
of jurisdiction based on territoriality or nationality, or use the
SS Lotus decision of the Permanent Court of International Justice
as a starting point. However, traditional understandings of
jurisdiction are facing new challenges. Globalization has increased
the need for jurisdiction to be applied extraterritorially,
non-State forms of law provide new theoretical challenges and
intersections between different forms of jurisdiction have become
more intricate. This Handbook provides a necessary re-examination
of the concept of jurisdiction in international law through a
thematic analysis of its history, its contemporary application, and
how it needs to adapt to encompass future developments in
international law. It examines some of the most contentious
elements of jurisdiction by considering how the concept is being
applied in specific substantive and institutional settings.
Whales are regarded as a totemic symbol by some nations and as a
natural marine resource by others. This book presents a complex
picture of legal problems surrounding the interpretation of the
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and the role
of its regulatory body, the International Whaling Commission.
Contemporary whaling is about the competing interests of whaling
nations (which are in the minority), non-whaling nations (which are
in the majority) and indigenous peoples. Whales are covered by many
international conventions, which has led to a very fragmented legal
situation and does not necessarily ensure that whales are
protected. This is one of the paradoxes of the contemporary
international legal regime which are explored in this book. The
book also examines the contentious issue of the right of indigenous
peoples to whaling and questions whether indigenous whaling is very
different from commercial practices.
The law of treaties is in constant motion, understood not only as
locomotion, but also as motion through time and as change. Thus,
kinesis and stasis, two sides of the same concept of 'motion', are
the central themes of Treaties in Motion. The concept of motion
adopted in this book is based on the philosophy of Aristotle. He
identified six types of motion: creation (genesis), increase
(auxesis), diminution (meiosis), alteration (alloiosis),
destruction (phthora), and change of place (kata topon metabole),
which has been amended by the authors to change in space-time (kata
topon kai chronon metavole) to reflect our modern scientific
understanding of time as a dimension through which motion and
change occurs. Each chapter's analysis proceeds by focusing on a
specific area of a treaty's 'life-cycle', where each type of motion
shines through and is described through three different frames of
reference: treaties, the Vienna Convention of the Law of Treaties,
and customary law.
Whales are regarded as a totemic symbol by some nations and as a
natural marine resource by others. This book presents a complex
picture of legal problems surrounding the interpretation of the
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling and the role
of its regulatory body, the International Whaling Commission.
Contemporary whaling is about the competing interests of whaling
nations (which are in the minority), non-whaling nations (which are
in the majority) and indigenous peoples. Whales are covered by many
international conventions, which has led to a very fragmented legal
situation and does not necessarily ensure that whales are
protected. This is one of the paradoxes of the contemporary
international legal regime which are explored in this book. The
book also examines the contentious issue of the right of indigenous
peoples to whaling and questions whether indigenous whaling is very
different from commercial practices.
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the International Court of
Justice, a distinguished group of international judges,
practitioners and academics has undertaken a major review of its
work. The chapters discuss the main areas of substantive law with
which the Court has been concerned, and the more significant
aspects of its practice and procedure in dealing with cases before
it. It discusses the role of the Court in the international legal
order, and its relationship with the UN's political organs. The
thirty-three chapters are presented under five headings: the Court;
the sources and evidences of international law; substance of
international law; procedural aspects of the Court's work; the
Court and the UN. It has been prepared in honour of Sir Robert
Jennings, judge and sometime President of the Court.
This book contains papers presented at a high-level conference that
was jointly organized by the Institute of Global Law, University
College London and the Institute of International Law, Queen Mary,
University of London. The chapters cover issues of State
Responsibility before the following international judicial
institutions: the International Court of Justice, The International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the World Trade Organization,
United Nations Compensation Commission, International Centre for
the Settlement of Investment Disputes, and International &
Regional Human Rights Courts. Contributors include: H.E. Judge Dame
Rosalyn Higgins D.B.E., Q.C., Emeritus Professor Ian Brownlie
C.B.E.,Q.C., Professor Malcolm Shaw Q.C., Professor Maurice
Mendelson Q.C., Professor Christopher Greenwood C.M.G., Q.C.,
Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill, Dr Matthew Craven, H.E. Judge Benedetto
Conforti, Professor Malcolm Evans, Professor Dominic McGoldrick,
Professor Gerhard Loibl and Dr Olufemi Elias.
Sustainable development and the protection of the environment are
concepts that have become inescapably connected. At the World
Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September
2002, the challenges facing the global environment were discussed
at length. Air, water and marine pollution continue to rob millions
of a decent life, loss of biodiversity continues, fish stocks are
being depleted, desertification claims more fertile land, climate
changes are having devastating effects, natural disasters are more
frequent and developing countries are even more vulnerable.
(Principle 13). This volume examines these important issues and
adapts a practical approach. It outlines the programme of
sustainable development in concrete fields of economic and
environmental cooperation. The concept for this volume originated
from the Conference on Exploitation and Management of Natural
Resources in the Twenty-First Century: The Challenge of Sustainable
Development. The Conference was organised by the British Institute
of International and Comparative Law and the Department of Law at
Queen Mary, University of London.
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