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International environmental law

Author
Kiss A., Shelton D.
Date
2004
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-072695)
Publisher | Place of publication
UNEP | Nairobi, Kenya
ISBN
92-807-2558-0
Pages
458 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Comprehensive description
Abstract

Contents: - Concept and scope of the ' environment ' and ' environmental law ' - The necessity of international law - Foundations of international environmental law - Origin and evolution of international environmental law - Sources of international environmental law - Institutions and civil society - International common law and principles - Implementing international environmental law: Techniques and procedures - Compliance and dispute settlement - Protection of living organisms - Soil - Fresh water - The marine environment - Atmosphere, stratosphere and climate - Regulating threats to the environment - Integrated environmental protection - Human rights and the environment - Environmental protection and armed conflict - Environment and economic activities (special edition, printed by UNEP for distribution free of charge in developing countries with economies in transition with special permission by Transnational Publishers Ardsley,NY,USA)