International Environmental Law

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

Pierre-Marie Dupuy (Author), Jorge E. Viñuales (Author)

9781108423601, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 June 2018

594 pages, 36 b/w illus. 1 table
25.4 x 17.8 x 3.1 cm, 1.33 kg

International Environmental Law offers a concise, conceptually clear, and legally rigorous introduction to contemporary international environmental law and practice. The book covers all major environmental agreements, paying particular attention to their underlying structure, main legal provisions, and practical operation. It blends legal and policy analysis, making extensive reference to the jurisprudence and scholarship, and addressing the interconnections with other areas of international law, including human rights, humanitarian law, trade and foreign investment. The material is structured into four sections - foundations, substantive regulation, implementation, and influence on other areas of international law - which help the reader to navigate the different areas of international environmental law. Each chapter includes charts summarising the main components of the relevant legal frameworks and provides a detailed bibliography. Suitable for practicing and academic international lawyers who want an accessible, up-to-date introduction to contemporary international environmental law, as well as non-lawyers seeking a concise and clear understanding of the subject.

Introduction
Part I. Foundations: 1. Emergence and development of international environmental law
2. Main features of international environmental law
3. The principles of international environmental law
Part II. Substantive Regulation: 4. Oceans, seas and freshwater
5. Atmosphere
6. Biological diversity
7. Dangerous substances and activities
Part III. Implementation: 8. Traditional approaches: responsibility/liability/adjudication
9. Alternative approaches - facilitation and management of 'noncompliance'
Part IV. Interactions with Other Branches: 10. Interactions with human rights law
11. Interactions with the law of armed conflict
12. Interactions with international economic law.

Subject Areas: International environmental law [LBBP], International relations [JPS]