International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy

International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy
Author: Tuomas Kuokkanen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2016-01-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 131753025X

Bringing together contributions from diplomats, UN agency officials, lawyers and academics, this book provides insight into the evolution of international environmental law, diplomacy and negotiating techniques. Based on first-hand experiences and extensive research, the chapters offer a blend of practice and theory, history and analysis, presenting a range of historical episodes and nuances and drawing lessons for future improvements to the processes of law-making and diplomacy. The book represents a synthesis of the most important messages to emerge from the annual course on Multilateral Environmental Agreements, delivered to diplomats and negotiators from around the world for the last decade by the University of Eastern Finland and the United Nations Environment Programme. The book will be of interest as a guide for negotiators and as a supplementary textbook and a reference volume for a wide range of students of law and environmental issues.

Environmental Diplomacy

Environmental Diplomacy
Author: Lawrence Susskind
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2015
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0199397996

"International environmental agreements have increased exponentially within the last five decades. However, decisions on policies to address key issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, ozone depletion, hazardous waste transport, and numerous other planetary challenges require individual countries to adhere to international norms. Environmental Diplomacy: Negotiating More Effective Global Agreements provides an accessible narrative on understanding the geopolitics of negotiating international environmental agreements and clear guidance on improving the current system. Authors Lawrence Susskind and Saleem Ali expertly observe international environmental negotiations to effectively inform the reader on the geopolitics of protecting our planet. This second edition offers an additional perspective from the Global South as well as providing a broader analysis of the role of science in environmental treaty-making. It provides a unique contribution as a panoramic analysis of the process of environmental treaty-making"--Unedited summary from book cover.

International Law and the Environment

International Law and the Environment
Author: Patricia W. Birnie
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 889
Release: 2009
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0198764227

Assessing the basic principles, structure and effectiveness of the international legal system concerning the protection of the world's natural environment, this text has been updated to take account of developments in genetically modified organisms and biotechnology.

Global Environmental Diplomacy

Global Environmental Diplomacy
Author: Mostafa Kamal Tolba
Publisher: Mit Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780262701228

Tolba tells the story of the negotiations that led to a number of landmark agreements, such as the Vienna Convention on Ozone and its Montreal Protocol, the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, and the Biodiversity Convention.

International Environmental Law

International Environmental Law
Author: Pierre-Marie Dupuy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 597
Release: 2018-06-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1108423604

A concise, clear, and legally rigorous introduction to international environmental law and practice covering the very latest developments.

Principles of International Environmental Law

Principles of International Environmental Law
Author: Philippe Sands
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1252
Release: 2003-10-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780521521062

This second edition of Philippe Sand's leading textbook on international environmental law provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the subject, revised to December 2002. It considers relevant new topics, including the Kyoto Protocol, genetically modified organisms, oil pollution, chemicals etc. and will remain the most comprehensive account of the principles and rules relating to environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources. In addition to the key material from the 1992 Rio Declaration and subsequent developments, Sands also covers topics including the legal and institutional framework, the field's historic development and standards for general application. This will continue to be an invaluable resource for both students and practitioners alike.

International Climate Change Law

International Climate Change Law
Author: Daniel Bodansky
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2017
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199664293

A perfect introduction to climate change law, this textbook offers students and scholars an overview of the international law governing this fundamental issue. It demonstrates how to interpret the language used in the applicable instruments and conventions, and sets climate change law in its broader international legal context.

International Law and the Environment

International Law and the Environment
Author: Tuomas Kuokkanen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2002-10-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9047403207

This important book makes an original and modern contribution to the study of "international environmental law", addressing its development over three time periods: the traditional period, the modern era, and the post-modern period. Kuokkanen's thesis is this: in the traditional period there was no clear distinction between the protection of the environment and the exploitation of natural resources; during the modern period the subjects became completely separated; and in the post-modern era there has been an effort to reconcile economic interests and environmental concerns. The work challenges the reader to think about international environmental law and its development within a broader framework, and through a lens which differs from that taken elsewhere. The book presents an impressive panorama of the principal international legal developments over the past century in this area, and successfully pinpoints the tensions between environmental and economic objects over the past century. A timely and important contribution.

A World Environment Organization

A World Environment Organization
Author: Frank Biermann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2017-03-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 135196142X

In recent years, the debate on the establishment of a new international agency on environmental protection - a 'World Environment Organization' - has gained substantial momentum. Several countries, including France and Germany, as well as a number of leading experts and senior international civil servants have openly supported the creation of such a new international organization. However, a number of critics have also taken the floor and brought forward important objections. This book presents a balanced selection of articles of the leading participants in this debate, including both major supporters and opponents of creating a World Environment Organization. The volume is especially relevant to students and scholars of international relations, environmental policy and international law, as well as to practitioners of diplomacy, international negotiations, and environmental policy making.