International wildlife law : an analysis of international treaties concerned with the conservation of wildlife / by Simon Lyster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyster, Simon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wildlife conservation--Law and legislation.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 470 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

This is the first major description of the international law protecting wildlife, covering the International Conventions on, among other matters: whaling; wetlands; protection of cultural and natural heritage; international trade in endangered species; Antarctic marine living resources.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Basic Principles of International Wildlife Law 3

2. Nature of treaties 3

3. Formation of treaties 4

4. Participation in treaties 7

5. Interpretation of treaties 7

6. Reservations 9

7. "Hard" and "Soft" law 10

8. Compliance 11

Chapter 2 The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling 17

3. Scope of the Whaling Convention 20

4. The International Whaling Commission 23

5. Special permits for scientific research 30

6. Enforcement 31

7. Relationship to other international treaties and organisations 36

Chapter 3 Seals and Polar Bears 39

Chapter 4 Birds 62

2. The Convention for the Protection of Birds Useful to Agriculture 63

3. The International Convention for the Protection of Birds 64

4. The Benelux Convention on the Hunting and Protection of Birds 66

5. Directive of the Council of the European Economic Community on the Conservation of Wild Birds 67

6. Non-European bilateral conventions for the conservation of birds 74

Chapter 5 Vicuna 88

2. Provisions of the Conventions 90

Chapter 6 The Convention of Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere 97

3. Conservation of habitat 99

4. Conservation of species 103

5. International trade 106

6. Cooperation 108

7. Administration 110

Chapter 7 The African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources 112

3. Conservation areas 116

4. Habitats outside conservation areas 118

5. Protected species 119

6. Trade 121

7. Research, education and development plans 122

8. Exceptions 122

9. Administration 123

10. Implementation 124

Chapter 8 The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats 129

2. General conservation provisions 131

3. Species included in the Appendices of the Convention 134

4. Conservation of habitat 136

5. Regulation of exploitation 141

6. Supplementary provisions 144

7. The area to which the Convention applies 145

8. Administration 149

9. The Committee of Ministers 152

10. Final Clauses 154

Chapter 9 The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources 156

2. Background biological and territorial concerns 158

3. Scope 160

4. Conservation standard 163

5. The Commission 164

6. Enforcement 170

7. Accession to CCAMLR and membership of the Commission 172

8. Related treaties and measures 174

Chapter 10 The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat 183

2. The List of Wetlands of International Importance 185

3. The conservation of wetlands in general, including non-listed sites 196

4. Research, training and cooperation 197

5. Conservation and development 198

6. Priorities for action 199

7. The need for more Parties 200

8. Administration 203

Chapter 11 The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage 208

2. Parties 210

3. The World Heritage List 211

4. The List of World Heritage in Danger 221

5. The nature of the Parties' obligations to protect World Heritage sites 222

6. Other responsibilities of the Parties 228

7. The World Heritage Fund 229

8. The World Heritage Committee 235

9. Final provisions 237

Chapter 12 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 239

3. Criteria for including species in, or removing them from, the Appendices 243

4. Procedures for amending the Appendices 247

5. Rules governing international trade in specimens of species listed in the Appendices 247

6. Exemptions 256

7. Enforcement measures 264

8. Administration 270

9. Effect on national law and other international treaties 275

10. Regional economic integration organisations 276

Chapter 13 The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 278

4. Appendix I species 283

5. Appendix II species 288

6. Range States 291

7. Administration 292

8. Final Clauses 295

1. Changing values 299

2. Changing threats 299

3. Changing approach to exploitation 300

4. Compliance 301

5. The future 303

Appendix Texts of Conventions

1. Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere, 1940 307

2. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, 1946 313

3. Interim Convention on the Conservation of North Pacific Fur Seals, 1957, As Amended 322

4. African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1968 331

5. Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat, 1971 345

6. Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals, 1972 355

7. Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, 1972 367

8. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 1973 384

9. Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, 1973 407

10. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, 1979 411

11. Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, 1979 428

12. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, 1980 442.

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9780511622045

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