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Advanced Introduction to International Environmental Law

Author
Hey E.
Date
2016
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-093172)
Publisher | Place of publication
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom
ISBN
978-1-78195-456-0
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Comprehensive description Governance Sustainable development
Abstract

This accessible and concise introduction provides a salient overview of contemporary international environmental law as well as a critical assessment of the controversies that arise when trying to achieve environmental protection through international law. Covering the origins, content, institutional structure and accountability mechanisms of international environmental law, in their social-economic and political context, Ellen Hey discusses substantive and procedural fairness, thus exploring questions of distributive justice, accountability and legitimacy. Providing an invaluable entry point to this complex area of the law, this book enables a rapid understanding of the core principles of this multi-faceted topic.

Website
www.e-elgar.com