| Description |
cxxx, 1116 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
20. Financial resources, technology and intellectual property -- 21. Foreign investment |
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Pt. I. The legal and institutional framework -- 1. The environment and international society: issues, concepts and definitions -- 2. History -- 3. Governance: states, international organisations and non-state actors -- 4. International law-making and regulation -- 5. Compliance: implementation, enforcement, dispute settlement -- Pt. II. Principles and rules establishing standards -- 6. General principles and rules -- 7. Human rights and armed conflict -- 8. Atmosphere -- 9. Oceans and seas -- 10. Freshwater resources -- 11. Biological diversity -- 12. Hazardous substances and activities -- 13. Waste -- 14. The polar regions: Antarctica and the Arctic -- 15. European Community environmental law -- Pt. III. Techniques for implementing international principles and rules -- 16. Environmental impact assessment -- 17. Environmental information -- 18. Liability for environmental damage -- 19. International trade and competition |
| Summary |
This second edition of Philippe Sand's textbook on international environmental law provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the subject, revised to January 2003. It updates existing topics and addresses important new topics, such as the Kyoto Protocol, genetically modified organisms, and foreign investment and environmental protection. In addition to the key material from the 1992 Rio Conference and the 2002 Johannesburg Conference and subsequent developments, Sands covers topics including the legal and institutional framework, the field's historical development and standards of general application |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Principles of international environmental law. c1994-c1995 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Environmental law, International.
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| Author |
Sands, Philippe, 1960-
Documents in international environmental law
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| LC no. |
2003046122 |
| ISBN |
0521817943 hb |
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0521521068 pb |
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