Yearbook of European Environmental Law Volume 3

by Somsen, H.; Etty, T. F. M.; Scott, J.; Krämer, L.

• ISBN13: 9780199254620
• ISBN10: 0199254621
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Yearbook of European Environmental Law brings together topical analyzes of contemporary European environmental Law. Leading European and American academics provide in-depth scholarly articles covering a wide range of challenging issues. The Yearbook contains an easily accessible Annual Survey providing legal practitioners, academics, and policy-makers with detailed and indispensable information on current and future European environmental law. Established reporters clearly and critically examine national responses to this increasingly complex body of European law. In addition the Yearbook features summaries and full texts of preparatory commission documents, green books, and other discussion papers, as well as a selection of reviews of books.

Author Biography

Han Somsen is Senior Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	xvii
Table of Cases	xxi
Table of Legislation	xlix
ARTICLES
The Politics of Risk Regulation in Europe and the United States
David Vogel	1	(42)
Risk and Precaution in the US and Europe: A Response to Vogel
Patrick van Zwanenberg and Andrew Stirling	43	(14)
Hard Cases and Environmental Principles: An Aid to Interpretation?
Michael G. Doherty	57	(22)
The Marketing of GMOs: A Supra-national Battle over Science and Precaution
Thorvald Spanggaard	79	(46)
The Precautionary Principle in German Environmental Law
Simon Marr and Arne Schwemer	125	(24)
Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading in the EU: A Background
Jürgen Lefevere	149	(44)
Public Participation, Procedure, and Democratic Deficit in EC Environmental Law
Maria Lee	193	(34)
Beyond Greenpeace, Courtesy of the Aarhus Convention
Femke de Lange	227	(22)
EC Water Law in Transition: The Challenge of Integration
Marleen van Rijswick	249	(56)
Effectiveness of Nature Protection Legislation in the EU and the US: The Birds and Habitats Directives and the Endangered Species Act
Jonathan Verschuuren	305	(24)
Trends in European Environmental Regulation: Issues of Implementation and Enforcement
Christoph Demmke	329	(26)
CURRENT SURVEY Substantive European Community Environmental Law
I. Atmospheric Pollution
Alexandra Catalayud	355	(26)
II. Chemicals and Biotechnology
Carola Glinski	381	(28)
III. Nature Conservation
Agustin Garcia-Ureta	409	(24)
IV. Waste
Geert van Caister	433	(28)
V. Water
Mark Stallworthy	461	(18)
VI. Horizontal Instruments
Benjamin J. Richardson	479	(22)
VII. Miscellaneous Instruments
Diane Ryland	501	(22)
VIII. Case Law of the European Court of Justice
Kieran St. C. Bradley and Matthew Moore	523	(30)
Environmental Law in the Member States
I. Austria
Karl Weber	553	(12)
II. Belgium
Kurt Deketelaere and Bernard Vanheusden	565	(14)
III. Denmark
Peter Pagh	579	(12)
IV. Finland
Pekka Vihervuori	591	(10)
V. France
Nathalie Hervé-Fournereau	601	(10)
VI. Germany
Michael Rodi	611	(16)
VII. Greece
Glykeria P. Sioutis and Christopher A. Petrou	627	(12)
VIII. Ireland
Yvonne Scannell	639	(18)
IX. Italy
Francesco Francioni and Massimiliano Montini	657	(10)
X. Luxembourg
Edgard Arendt	667	(14)
XI. The Netherlands
Jonathan Verschuuren	681	(10)
XII. Portugal
Pedro Machado	691	(8)
XIII. Spain
Carmen Plaza	699	(14)
XIV. Sweden
Charlotta Zetterberg	713	(12)
XV. United Kingdom
Ben Pontin	725	(18)
XVI. EU Candidate Countries
Marie Soveroski	743	(20)
REVIEWS OF BOOKS
I. Review Article: Ecology and Pragmatism: An Environmental Third Way?
Pedro Machado (Farber, Daniel, Eco-Pragmatism: Making Sensible Environmental Decisions in an Uncertain World)	763	(19)
II. Book Reviews
Birnie, Patricia and Boyle, Alan, International Law and the Environment (2nd edn.)	782	(2)
Miller, Chris (ed), Planning and Environmental Protection	784	(1)
Stallworthy, Mark, Sustainability, Land Use, and the Environment-a legal analysis	784	(2)
Timmons Roberts, J. and Toffolon-Weiss, Melissa M., Chronicles from the Environmental Justice Frontline: A Review	786	(3)
Bell, Stuart and McGillivray, Donald, Ball & Bell on Environmental Law: The Law and Policy relating to the Protection of the Environment (5th edn.)	789	(2)
Glachant, Matthieu (ed), Implementing European Environmental Policy: The Impacts of Directives in the Member States	791	(2)
O'Neill, Kate, Waste Trading Among Rich Nations: Building a New Theory of Environmental Regulation	793	(7)
Grant, Wyn, Matthews, Duncan, and Newell, Peter, The Effectiveness of European Union Environmental Policy	800	(1)
Knill, Christoph and Lenschow, Andrea (eds), Implementing EU Environmental Policy: New Directions and Old Problems	800	(3)
Roggenkamp, Martha M., Ronne, Anita, Redgwell, Catherine, and del Guayo, Inigo (eds), Energy Law in Europe: National, EU and International Law and Institutions	803	(1)
Zedalis, Rex J., International Energy Law: Rules governing future exploitation and use of renewable resources	803	(3)
Jans, Jan H., European Environmental Law (2nd revised edn.)	806	(2)
Stone, Hilary and Washington-Smith, John, Profit and the Environment: Common Sense or Contradiction?	808	(3)
Francioni, Francesco (ed), Environment, Human Rights and International Trade	811	(3)
MacMillan, Fiona, WTO and the Environment	814	(2)
Weale, Albert, Pridham, Geoffrey, Cini, Michelle, Konstadakopulos, Dimitrios, Porter, Martin, and Flynn, Brendan, Environmental Governance in Europe	816	(3)
Wilkinson, David, Environment and Law	819	(2)
Wiers, Jochem, Trade and Environment in the EC and the WTO A Legal Analysis	821	(2)
DOCUMENTS
I. Summaries of Communications, Green Papers, and White Papers	823	(12)
A. Commission Communication: Ten Years after Rio: Preparing for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002	823	(1)
B. Commission Green Paper on Integrated Product Policy	824	(1)
C. Commission White Paper-Strategy for a Future Chemicals Policy	825	(1)
D. Commission Communication: Elements of a Strategy for the Integration of Environmental Protection Requirements into the Fisheries Policies	826	(1)
E. Commission Communication: Biodiversity Action Plans in the Areas of Conservation of Natural Resources, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Development	827	(1)
F. Commission Communication: The Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) Programme-Towards a Thematic Strategy for Air Quality	828	(2)
G. Commission Communication: A Sustainable Europe for a Better World-A European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development (Commission's Proposal to the Gothenburg European Council)	830	(1)
H. Commission Communication: Environmental Cooperation in the Danube-Black Sea Region	831	(1)
I. Commission Communication: Strategy for Dioxins, Furans, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls	832	(2)
J. Commission Communication: EU-Russia Environmental Cooperation	834	(1)
II. Summaries of Reports
A. Commission Report on the Quality of Bathing Waters (2000 Bathing Water Season)	835	(1)
B. Commission Communication on the Implementation of the EC Strategy for Endocrine Disrupters	836	(1)
C. Commission Report on the Experience Gained in the Application of the Action Programme Promoting European Non-Governmental Organizations Primarily Active in the Field of Environmental Protection	837	(1)
D. Commission: 18th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of Community Law (2000)	837	(1)
E. Commission Annual Report of the Cohesion Fund 2000	838	(1)
F. Commission Communication on the Implementation of the First Phase of the European Climate Change Programme	839	(1)
G. Commission Communication: Implementing the Community Strategy to Reduce CO2 Emissions from Cars-Second Annual Report on the Effectiveness of the Strategy (Reporting Year 2000)	840	(1)
H. Commission Report: Implementation of Council Directive 91/271/EEC Concerning Urban Waste-Water Treatment, as Amended by Commission Directive 98/15/EC	840	(2)
I. Commission Report under Council Decision 93/389/EC as Amended by Decision 99/926/EC for a Monitoring Mechanism of Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions	842	(3)
Index	845