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Research handbook on international environmental law / edited by Malgosia Fitzmaurice, David M. Ong, Panos Merkouris.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Research handbooks in international law series.
- Research handbooks in international law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental law, International.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (736 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 fie
- Contents:
- pt. 1. International environmental law as a system of international law
- pt. 2. Theories and concepts of international environmental law
- pt. 3. Substantive principles
- pt. 4. Human rights to a clean environment
- pt. 5. Responsibility and liability for environmental harm
- pt. 6. Dispute settlement and compliance
- pt. 7. Biodiversity
- pt. 8. Specific environmental protection regimes.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-49299-6
- 9786613588227
- 1-84980-726-4
- OCLC:
- 778448529
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