Global Issues in Environmental Law

by McCaffrey, Stephen C.; Salcido, Rachael E.

• ISBN13: 9780314184795
• ISBN10: 0314184791
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-29
• Publisher: West Academic Publishing

Summary

This book is part of the Global Issues Series. Each book in this series contains materials designed to facilitate the introduction of international, transnational and comparative law issues into basic law school courses. The goal of this series is to ensure that all law school graduates have sufficient familiarity with the growing impact of non-domestic sources of law, and the growing potential for transnational legal transactions and disputes, to function in an era of increasing globalization. In addition, introduction of international, transnational and comparative law materials can enhance the students' understanding of domestic law.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Acknowledgements	p. ix
Table of Cases	p. xix
Introduction: Basic Principles and Rules	p. 1
Constitutional Protection of the Environment	p. 1
Risk Management, Economics and the Precautionary Principle	p. 4
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Principle 15	p. 5
(Badkhal and Surajkund Lakes Matter) vs. Union of India and Others	p. 6
Notes and Questions	p. 11
The Polluter Pays Principle	p. 12
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, Principle 16	p. 12
Genetically Modified Organisms and Justice: The International Environmental Justice Implications of Biotechnology	p. 14
Notes and Questions	p. 19
Intergenerational Equity	p. 21
Edith Brown Weiss, in Fairness to Future Generations: International Law, Common Patrimony, and Intergenerational Equity	p. 22
Minors Oposa et al. v. Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources	p. 23
Notes and Questions	p. 33
Planning Processes	p. 37
Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context	p. 38
Notes	p. 42
United Nations Case Study: Bridge over the Danube River between Vidin (Bulgaria) and Calafat (Romania)	p. 48
Note	p. 49
The North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation	p. 50
The Myth and Reality of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment	p. 51
Notes and Questions	p. 53
Comparative Perspectives on Environmental Impact Assessment	p. 54
Brazil	p. 54
Uganda	p. 54
Notes and Questions	p. 55
Critiques of Planning as an Environmental Protection Tool	p. 56
The Myth and Reality of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment	p. 56
Notes and Questions	p. 58
Fresh Water	p. 59
Introduction	p. 59
The Human Right to Water	p. 60
The City of Johannesburg, et al.	p. 60
Notes and Questions	p. 85
Water Quality	p. 87
Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.	p. 87
Notes and Questions	p. 95
Case Study: The Rhine Salt Case	p. 96
Notes and Questions	p. 100
Management of International Watercourses	p. 105
The EU Water Framework Directive of 2000	p. 107
Notes and Questions	p. 111
Air: Climate Change, Ozone Depletion and Transboundary Air Pollution	p. 113
Introduction	p. 113
Global Climate Change	p. 115
Inuit Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights	p. 115
Notes and Questions	p. 121
Controlling Ozone Depletion	p. 127
Notes and Questions	p. 130
Air Quality: Transboundary Air Pollution	p. 131
Trail Smelter Arbitration	p. 132
Notes and Questions	p. 143
UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP)	p. 148
Notes and Questions	p. 150
Toxic Substances and Hazardous Wastes	p. 151
European Union REACH Legislation	p. 151
European Commission, Environment Directorate General REACH in Brief	p. 152
Notes and Questions	p. 156
International Agreements Regarding Hazardous Materials and Toxic Wastes	p. 156
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (1998) (Rotterdam Convention)	p. 157
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (Basel Convention)	p. 158
Questions	p. 160
International Trade in Hazardous Wastes and the Basel Convention	p. 160
Notes and Questions	p. 161
Special Problem: Shipbreaking	p. 162
Upperton Ltd. of Mauritius v. The Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment	p. 162
Cemsan Ship Dismantling Metal and Steel Industry Trade Limited Company v. Ministry of Environment, Ankara, et al.	p. 168
Notes and Questions	p. 169
Special Problem: Electronic Waste	p. 170
Notes and Questions	p. 171
The Convention on the Ban of Imports into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa (Bamako Convention)	p. 172
Questions	p. 172
Wildlife	p. 173
International Agreements Regarding Protection of Biodiversity	p. 173
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)	p. 173
Policing International Trade in Endangered Species: The Cities Treaty and Compliance	p. 173
Notes and Questions	p. 177
The Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)	p. 178
Notes and Questions	p. 182
Protection of Biodiversity in Brazil	p. 186
System of National Conservation Units (SNUC)	p. 186
The Insistent (and Unrelenting) Challenges of Protecting Biodiversity in Brazil: Finding “The Law That Sticks”	p. 186
Private Natural Heritage Reserve Program (PNHRP)	p. 192
Notes and Questions	p. 192
Ocean and Coastal Law	p. 194
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)	p. 195
Malta's Ambassador to the United Nations, General Assembly, 22nd Sessions, First Committee (Nov. 1, 1967) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea	p. 196
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	p. 196
Notes and Questions	p. 202
United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)	p. 204
Notes and Questions	p. 205
Exploitation of Deep Seabed Resources	p. 205
Note: Arctic Resources	p. 206
Marine Zoning: The Case of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park	p. 206
Ashton v. Commonwealth of Australia	p. 208
Notes and Questions	p. 215
Rio Declaration on Environmental Development	p. 217
World Charter for Nature	p. 223
Index	p. 229
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