Subjects:

Environmental Law

Contents:

Chapter I. Introduction to International Law

Chapter II. The Development of International Environmental Law

Chapter III. International Actors and Stakeholders

Chapter IV. Multilateral Environmental Agreements

Chapter V. Common (Customary?) Legal Principles

Chapter VI. Common Legal Requirements and Implementing Measures

Chapter VII. The Substance of International Environmental Law

Chapter VIII. Environmental Protection in Other Subject Areas of International Law

Conclusions

This work aims to present the essential elements of international environmental law. The book provides a general overview of why and how the international system elaborates environmental obligations and monitors compliance with them. Second, it discusses the relationship between international obligations and national and local law, with particular reference to federal systems. It indicates another interrelationship, pointing out the influence national law has on the emergence of international law as well as the growing role international norms play in the development and enforcement of national and local environmental policies.

Finally, it examines the extent to which environmental protection should be and is taken into account in other regulatory frameworks, from trade law and human rights to disarmament and refugee policy. The basic knowledge provided in this book should allow the reader to undertake further research on topics of environmental regulation at the international level and to understand the implications of international environmental law for national law and policy. The treaties and other texts mentioned are listed and grouped by topic in an appendix. In addition, a bibliography of further readings, a list of Internet sites, and glossary are provided.

This volume is addressed primarily to environmental lawyers, but it may also be useful for those concerned with international law, environmental policy, and international relations.