International Environmental Law & Policy

by Nanda, Ved P.

• ISBN13: 9780941320597
• ISBN10: 0941320596
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
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Summary

A significant contribution to the field . . . a welcome addition to the growing literature on international environmental law and an important reference for every scholar, lawyer, and layperson interested in the field.Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, Vol. V Emphasizing the human and societal damage caused by corporate actors, this provocative book analyzes a broad range of regional and global issues, such as air and water quality, marine pollution, climate change, ozone depletion, deforestation, traffic in hazardous waste and chemicals, and loss of biological diversity. The text provides readers with an incisive, integrated approach to the political, economic, scientific, and technological realities that underlie international environmental law and policy. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
The Nature and Scope of the Challenge	p. 1
The Global Commons	p. 11
The International Trade and the Environment	p. 27
The Environment and Human Rights	p. 61
The Early Years	p. 73
The Stockholm Declaration and the United Nations Environment Program	p. 83
The 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development	p. 103
The International Law Commission	p. 133
European Union Environmental Law	p. 185
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Global Warming	p. 209
The Law of the Sea	p. 257
The Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses	p. 271
The Unfinished Agenda	p. 299
Notes	p. 311
Bibliography	p. 437
Index	p. 445
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