Yearbook of European environmental law Author Somsen H., Etty T., Scott J., Krämer L. (eds.) Date 2004 Source IUCN (ID: MON-072382) Publisher | Place of publication Oxford University Press | New York, NY, USA ISBN 0-19-925462-1 Pages 1020 p. Document type Annual/biennal report Language English Country/Territory European Union Subject Environment gen. Keyword Policy/planning Public participation GMO Protection of habitats Precautionary principle Emissions Endangered species Freshwater resources management Climate change Risk assessment/management Abstract The yearbook of European environmental law is a joint venture between leading academics, practitioners, and Community officials. The well-structured and reliable annual surveys are specifically designed to provide easy access to the very latest developments in environmental law at both European and national level. Separate parts of the yearbook are devoted to important policy documents and reviews of books. Contents: Articles: (1) The politics of risk regulation in Europe and the United States (2) Risk and precaution in the US and Europe - A response to Vogel (3) Hard cases and environmental principles: An aid to interpretation (4) The marketing of GMO s: A supra-national battle over science and precaution (5) The precautionary principle in German environmental laww (6) Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading in the EU (7) Public participation, procedure, and democratic deficit in EC environmental law (8) Beyond Greenpeace: Courtesy of the Aarhus Convention (9) European water law in transition: The challenge of integration (10) Effectiveness of nature protection legislation in the EU and the US: The birds and habitats directives and the endangered species act (11) New trends in European environmental regulation - Issues of implementation and enforcement Substantive European Community environmental law: I Atmospheric pollution II Chemicals and biotechnology III Nature conservation IV Waste V Water VI Horizontal instruments VII Miscellaneous instruments VIII Case law of the European Court of Justice Environmental law in the member states: I Austria II Belgium III Denmark IV Finland V France VI Germany VII Greece VIII Ireland IX Italy X Luxemburg XI The Netherlands XII Portugal XIII Spain XIV Sweden XV United Kingdom XVI Central and Eastern European countries Reviews of books Documents (Krämer, L.): I Summaries of communications, greenbooks, and white papers II Summaries of reports III summaries of documents IV summaries of reports