Improving Compliance With International Environmental Law

by Cameron, James; Werksman, Jacob; Roderick, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781853832611
• ISBN10: 1853832618
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Measures for regulating the behaviour of nation states in relation to the global environment have increasingly taken the form of international treaties and conventions. Many have argued that this has proved to be an ineffective way of halting unsustainable development, for the provisions of these agreements are either too weak or are flouted regularly by the parties concerned. This volume seeks to address the crucial question of how compliance with these agreements could be encouraged effectively without damaging the fragile political consensus that is emerging on environmental issues. With extensive use of case studies, Improving Compliance will make stimulating reading for all students and researchers working in this area, as well as for anyone concerned about the effectiveness of international environmental measures.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Introduction
Compliance Theory	p. 1
Compliance Theory: an Overview	p. 3
Compliance, Citizens and NGOS	p. 29
Appendix 1: Case Studies	p. 43
Compliance with International Environmental Obligations: Existing International Legal Arrangements	p. 48
Global Compliance Systems	p. 83
Designing a Compliance System for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	p. 85
Appendix 2: Non-Compliance Procedures under the Montreal Protocol	p. 113
Appendix 3a: The Framework Convention on Climate Change: Contents	p. 122
Appendix 3b: The Framework Convention on Climate Change	p. 124
Appendix 4a: Further Non-Compliance Procedures: Contents	p. 132
Appendix 4b: Further Non-Compliance Procedures	p. 134
Compliance with International Environmental Obligations: a Case Study of the International Whaling Commission	p. 147
The Implementation of International Agreements	p. 175
The Role of the EC in Implementing International Environmental Law	p. 177
A Case Study of a Regional Approach to Compliance with CITES in Southern Africa	p. 185
The Implementation of CITES in China	p. 203
International Agreements and Environmental Management: Follow-up in Bangladesh	p. 210
Enforcement Measures: the Use of Economic Instruments and Financial Resources	p. 219
Trade Sanctions: Effective Enforcement Tools	p. 221
The Use of Joint Implementation to Increase Compliance with the Climate Change Convention	p. 229
Appendix 5: Extracts of Relevant Convention Provisions on Joint Implementation	p. 243
Financing Global Environmental Protection	p. 247
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change: the European Carbon/Energy Tax and its International Trade Law Implications	p. 256
Notes and references	p. 274
Afterword to Chapter 5	p. 328
Glossary	p. 324
Index	p. 329
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