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