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The Role of the Judiciary in Environmental Governance - Comparative Perspectives

Author
Kotzé L., Paterson A.
Date
2009
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-094171)
Publisher | Place of publication
Kluwer Law International | The Hague, The Netherlands
ISBN
9789041127082
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Court/tribunal Governance
Abstract

Although the concept of 'environmental governance' has yet to be precisely defined, it is already clear that domestic courts worldwide are playing an increasingly important role in developing, interpreting, applying and enforcing environmental law. This important book investigates the environmental legal frameworks, court structures and relevant jurisprudence of nineteen countries, representing legal systems and legal cultures from a diverse array of countries situated across the globe. In doing so, it distils comparative trends, new developments, and best practices in adjudication endeavours, highlighting the benefits and shortcomings of the judicial approach to environmental governance. Written by leading academics and practitioners from the selected countries, each chapter includes detailed analysis of relevant court judgments as well as suggestions for reform. As a critical and informative exposition of current issues relating to the judiciary and environmental governance, this book contributes to a better understanding of the manner in which sustainable environmental governance may be achieved by way of judicial intervention. It will be an invaluable tool for judges, decision makers, environmental law scholars and private sector actors from around the world to further advance their knowledge of environmental law, governance, reform and implementation at the national, regional and international levels.

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