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International management of hazardous wastes - The Basel Convention and related legal rules

Author
Kummer K.
Date
2000
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-072377)
Publisher | Place of publication
Oxford University Press | Oxford, UK
ISBN
0-19-829827-7
Pages
536 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Transboundary movement of waste Hazardous waste Waste disposal
Abstract

Contents: 1. Transboundary movements of hazardous wastes in international law 2. The Basel Convention: An analysis and assessment 3. The Basel Convention as an umbrella for regional hazardous waste treaties 4. The relationship between the Basel Convention and the waste management systems of the EU and OECD 5. The Basel regime and sectoral pollution control treatiess 6. Ensuring compliance: Relevant concepts and mechanisms 7. The contribution of the Basel Convention and related rules to an emerging global waste management system