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International law and the environment
- Title
- International law and the environment / Patricia W. Birnie, Alan E. Boyle.
- Author
- Birnie, Patricia W.
- Publication
- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | K3585.4 .B57 1992 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Boyle, Alan E.
- Description
- xxvii, 563 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- This book is an attempt to assess the present state of international law concerning the protection of the world's natural environment. It does not seek to examine in detail all aspects of contemporary environmental problems, nor is it a work of policy analysis, but rather it aims to explore the basic principles, structure, and effectiveness of the international legal system as it relates to these issues.
- It is hoped that what emerges will provide the reader with a clearer and more coherent picture of the remarkable developments in international law which contemporary concern for the state of the global environment has brought about. This is the most comprehensive major treatment of the subject in English, by two authors with many years experience of teaching and writing in this field.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. International Law and the Environment -- 2. International Organizations and the Formulation of Environmental Law and Policy -- 3. The Structure of International Environmental Law I: Rights and Obligations of States -- 4. The Structure of International Environmental Law II: Enforcement, Compliance, and Dispute Settlement -- 5. The Structure of International Environmental Law III: The Role of National Law and the Right to a Decent Environment -- 6. Pollution of International Watercourses -- 7. The Law of the Sea and the Regulation of Marine Pollution -- 8. The International Control of Hazardous Waste -- 9. Nuclear Energy and the Environment -- 10. Protecting the Atmosphere and Outer Space -- 11. Principles and Problems of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Living Resources -- 12. The Emerging Regime for Conservation of Migratory and Endangered Land-Based Species -- 13. Conservation of Marine Living Resources -- 14. Conclusions.
- ISBN
- 0198762828
- 0198762836
- LCCN
- 92024779
- OCLC
- 26260453
- ocm26260453
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries