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The international law of environmental impact assessment : Process, substance and integration

Author
Craik N.
Date
2008
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-080697)
Publisher | Place of publication
Cambridge University Press | Cambridge, UK
ISBN
978-0-521-87945-3
Pages
332 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Developing countries Enforcement/compliance EIA
Abstract

Contents:
Part I. Introduction:
1. Introduction and overview;
Part II. Background Norms:
2. Domestic origins of International EIA; 3. EIAs and general principles of international environmental law;
Part III. EIA Commitments in International Law:
4. Sources of international EIA commitments; 5. The structure of international EIA commitments;
Part IV. The Role of EIA Commitments in International Law:
6. EIAs as compliance mechanisms; 7. EIAs, interests and legitimacy;
Part V. Conclusion:
8. EIAs and the process and substance of international environmental law; Appendices: 1. List of international instruments containing EIA commitments; 2. Espoo convention; 3. Antarctic Protocol, Annex 1.