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Countermeasures, the international legal system, and environmental violations : when two wrongs make a right for the environment

Author
Sverrisson H.B.
Date
2008
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080836)
Publisher | Place of publication
Cambria Press | Amherst, NY, USA
ISBN
9781604975406
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Fisheries, Environment gen.
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance International trade
Abstract

Contents:
Sovereignty and the incompleteness of international law -- Unilateral acts of states or international organizations not addressed in this book -- The concept of countermeasures and the teachings of highly qualified -- Publicists -- Countermeasures and international tribunals -- Considerations regarding the legality of prospective countermeasures -- Procedural conditions for countermeasures -- Considerations related to the taking of countermeasures -- Conditions that might preclude countermeasures -- Case studies : fisheries – Case studies : trade related countermeasures