Evolution of international environmental regimes : the case of climate change / Simone Schiele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schiele, Simone, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ; 108.

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; 108

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Environmental protection--International cooperation.

Environmental protection.

Environmental law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing specifically on the international climate regime, Simone Schiele examines international environmental regimes from a legal perspective and analyses a core feature of international regimes - their ability to evolve over time. In particular, she develops a theoretical framework based on general international law which allows for a thorough examination of the understanding of international law and the options for law-creation in international environmental regimes. The analysis therefore provides both a coherent understanding of the international climate regime and a starting point for further research in other regimes.

Contents:

Introductory observations and approach

International environmental regimes and their treaties

International climate regime

Effectiveness of international environmental regimes and 'creative legal engineering'

International regimes as normative systems

Methodology for determining the norms, sources and underlying theories of international law in the international climate regime

Sources of legal norms in the international climate regime and the negotiations leading up to and at the Copenhagen conference

Sources of legal norms in the international climate regime and Compliance Committee methods of interpretation

Increasing robustness of the international climate regime as a system of norms

Conclusions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-98590-6

1-139-99052-7

1-316-01113-5

1-316-01337-5

1-107-35855-8

1-316-00213-6

1-316-00887-8

1-316-00663-8

1-316-00437-6

OCLC:

881165652