Subjects:

Environmental Law

Contents:

1. Mapping the Field , Dan Bodansky, Jutta Brunnee, Ellen Hey

Part I General Issues

2. The Evolution of International Environmental Law , Peter Sand

3. Paradigms and Discourses , John Dryzek

4. Global Environmental Governance as Administration , Benedict Kingsbury

5. Levels of Environmental Governance , Jeffrey Dunoff

6. Formality and Informality , Stephen Toope

7. Relationship between International Environmental Law and Other Branches of International Law , Alan Boyle

8. Instrument Choice , Richard Stewart

9. Science and Technology , Steinar Andresen, Jon Birger Skjaerseth

Part II: Analytical Tools and Perspectives

10. International Relations Theory , Kyle Danish

11. An Economic Theory of International Environmental Law , Scott Barrett

12. Critical Approaches , Karin Mickelson

13. Ethics and International Environmental Law , Christopher Stone

Part III: Basic Issues Areas

14. Atmosphere and Outer Space , Ian Rowlands

15. Ocean and Freshwater Resources , David Freestone, Salman M.A. Salman

16. Biological Resources , Rosemary Rayfuse

17. Hazardous Substances and Activities , David Wirth

Part IV: Normative Development

18. Different Types of Norms in International Environmental Law , Ulrich Beyerlin

19. Formation of Customary International Law and General Principles , Pierre-Marie Dupuy

20. Treaty Making and Treaty Evolution , Thomas Gehring

21. Private and Quasi-Private Standard Setting , Naomi Roht-Arriaza & Jason Morrison

Part V: Key Concepts

22. Transboundary Impacts , Gunther Handl

23. Common Areas, Common Heritage, Common Concern , Jutta Brunnee

24. Ecosystems , Dan Tarlock

25. Precaution , Jonathan Wiener

26. Sustainable Development , Daniel Magraw and Lisa Hawke

27. Equity , Dinah Shelton

28. Environmental Rights , J.G. Merrills

29. Public Participation , Jonas Ebbesson

30. Legitimacy , Daniel Bodansky

Part VI: Actors and Institutions

31. Changing Role of the State , Thilo Marauhn

32. International Institutions , Ellen Hey

33. NGOs and Civil Society , Peter Spiro

34. Epistemic Communities , Peter Haas

35. Business , Steven Ratner

36. Indigenous Peoples , Russell Barsh

37. Regional Economic Integration Organizations , Ludwig Kramer

38. Treaty Bodies , Geir Ulfstein

Part VII: Implementation and Enforcement

39. Compliance Theory , Ron Mitchell

40. National Implementation , Catherine Redgwell

41. Financial and Technological Transfers , Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

42. Monitoring and Verification , Jorgen Wettestad

43. Compliance Procedures , Jan Klabbers

44. International Responsibility and Liability , Malgosia Fitzmaurice

45. International Dispute Settlement , Cesare Romano

46. Conclusions , Dan Bodansky, Jutta Brunnee, Ellen Hey

The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law takes stock of the major developments in international environmental law, while exploring the field's core assumptions and concepts, basic analytical tools, and key challenges. It is intended to serve as an authoritative and indispensable overview of the field.

Although the handbook focuses on international environmental law, it also examines the subject from a broader policy and theoretical perspective, drawing on insights from other disciplines such as political science, economics, and philosophy. It aims to strike a balance between practical preoccupations and critical or theoretical reflection. Each chapter examines an issue that is central to current scholarly debates or policy development. At the same time, the handbook is structured as a whole to provide readers with both a 'bigger picture' of international environmental law and a more in-depth understanding of its preoccupations. This approach is particularly important at a time in the development of international environmental law when its fragmentation into increasingly specialized sub-fields obscures unifying themes and cross-cutting challenges.

The handbook consists of 47 chapters in seven parts. Part I sets the stage for the Handbook, indentifying overarching issues. Part II offers readers a range of theoretical lenses through which to analyze both the problems facing international environmental law and the solutions it may offer. Part III reviews the treatment of basic issues areas. Part IV analyzes the process of normative development in international environmental law. Part V will assess key theoretical concepts. Part VI examines the roles of various actors and institutions. And Part VII analyzes issues of implementation and enforcement.

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• Provides an authoritative overview of major developments in international environmental law, and the field's core assumptions and concepts, basic analytical tools, and key challenges

• Examines international environmental law from a broader policy and theoretical perspective, drawing on insights from other disciplines such as political science, economics, and philosophy

• Features original, accessible, and agenda-setting essays by leading academics and practitioners