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International law for the environment

Title
International law for the environment / Edith Brown Weiss, Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law, Georgetown Law, Georgetown University [and 4 others].
Author
Weiss, Edith Brown, 1942-
Publication
  • St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Description
vii, 1358 pages; 26 cm.
Series Statement
American casebook series
Uniform Title
American casebook series.
Alternative Title
Documents supplement to International law for the environment.
Subject
  • United States. Environmental Protection Agency > History
  • United States. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
  • United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972 : Stockholm, Sweden) > History
  • United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
  • Environmental law
  • Environmental law > Case studies
  • Environmental policy
  • Environmental policy > Case studies
  • Environmental policy > International cooperation
  • Environmental policy > International cooperation > Case studies
  • Liability for environmental damages
  • Liability for environmental damages > Case studies
  • environmental policy
  • Environmental law
  • Environmental policy
  • Environmental policy > International cooperation
  • Liability for environmental damages
  • Internationales Umweltrecht
  • Umweltschutz
Genre/Form
  • Case studies
  • History
  • Case studies.
  • Études de cas.
Note
  • Accompanied by: Documents supplement to International law for the environment (vii, 576 pages ; 26 cm).
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xix) and index.
Contents
The nature of international environmental problems -- The philosophical framework : sustainability, intergenerational equity, and the human relationship with nature -- Risk, economics and uncertainty -- Basic principles of international environmental law -- Accountability and compliance -- Disasters and emergencies -- Regional transboundary pollution -- Controlling ozone depletion -- Global climate change -- hazardous substances : wastes, toxic chemicals, heavy metals -- Marine and polar regions -- Fresh water -- Biological diversity -- Food and agriculture -- Human rights and environment -- Environment and trade -- Financing sustainability -- Environmental institutions and governance -- The international legal system and environmental protection.
ISBN
  • 9780314288271
  • 0314288279
  • 9780314288288
  • 0314288287
LCCN
2016296523
OCLC
  • ocn921165936
  • 921165936
  • SCSB-1862465
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library