| Description |
1 online resource (xlviii, 433 pages) |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The Polluter-Pays, Prevention, and Precautionary Principles; Three Approaches to Environmental Risk -- 1. The Polluter-Pays Principle -- 2. The Principle of Prevention -- 3. The Precautionary Principle -- Pt. II. The Legal Status and Role of the Polluter-Pays, Preventive, and Precautionary Principles: A Shift from Modern to Post-Modern Law -- 4. Theoretical Presentation of Modern and Post-Modern Principles -- 5. The Evolving Function of Environmental Directing Principles in the Transition from Modern to Post-Modern Law -- 6. The Legal Status of the Directing Principles of Environmental Law: From Political Slogans to Normative Principles -- 7. Environmental Directing Principles Versus Free Trade |
| Summary |
This title shows how three of the most important principles of modern environmental law grew out of an age of ecological risk the polluter pays principle, the preventive principle and the precautionary principle |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental law -- History
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Environmental policy.
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environmental policy.
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Environmental law
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Environmental policy
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191719851 |
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0191719854 |
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9780199280926 |
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0199280924 |
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9780199254743 |
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0199254745 |
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