Advanced Introduction to International Environmental Law

Advanced Introduction to International Environmental Law

Author: Ellen Hey

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2016-02-26

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1781954585

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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. This accessible and concise introduction provides a salient overview of contemporary international environmental law as well as a critical assessment of the controversies that arise when trying to achieve environmental protection through international law. Covering the origins, content, institutional structure and accountability mechanisms of international environmental law, in their social-economic and political context, Ellen Hey discusses substantive and procedural fairness, thus exploring questions of distributive justice, accountability and legitimacy. Providing an invaluable entry point to this complex area of the law, this book enables a rapid understanding of the core principles of this multi-faceted topic. Key features include: • Concise and compact overview • Discusses contemporary developments • Examines IEL’s relationship to other areas of international law • Considers the social-economic context.


Research Handbook on International Environmental Law

Research Handbook on International Environmental Law

Author: Fitzmaurice, Malgosia

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-11-12

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 1786439719

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This thoroughly updated and revised second edition of this foundational Handbook combines practical and theoretical analyses to cover a wide array of cutting edge issues in international environmental law (IEL). It provides a comprehensive view of the complexity of IEL, both as a field in its own right, and as part of the wider system of international law.


Climate Change Law

Climate Change Law

Author: Coplan, Karl S.

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-12-10

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 183910130X

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This timely and incisive book combines an introduction to the core legal and policy issues presented by climate change with a deeper analysis of decisions that will define the path forward. Offering a guide to key terms, concepts, and legal principles in the field, this book will help readers develop a sophisticated perspective on issues central to climate change law and policy.


Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation

Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation

Author: Fikret Berkes

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-01-29

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1839102233

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Professor Fikret Berkes provides a unique introduction to the social and interdisciplinary dimensions of biodiversity conservation. Examining a range of approaches, new ideas, controversies and debates, he demonstrates that biodiversity loss is not primarily a technical issue, but a social problem that operates in an economic, political and cultural context. Berkes concludes that conservation must be democratized in order to broaden its support base and build more inclusive constituencies for conservation.


Environmental Law: A Very Short Introduction

Environmental Law: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Elizabeth Fisher

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-10-19

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 0192512625

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Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems. It is a vast area of law that operates from the local to the global, involving a range of different legal and regulatory techniques. In theory, environmental protection is a no brainer. Few people would actively argue for pollution or environmental destruction. Ensuring a clean environment is ethically desirable, and also sensible from a purely self-interested perspective. Yet, in practice, environmental law is a messy and complex business fraught with conflict. Whilst environmental law is often characterized in overly simplistic terms, with a law being seen as be a magic wand that solves an environmental problem, the reality is that creating and maintaining a body of laws to address and avoid problems is not easy, and involves legislators, courts, regulators and communities. This Very Short Introduction provides an overview of the main features of environmental law, and discusses how environmental law deals with multiple interests, socio-political conflicts, and the limits of knowledge about the environment. Showing how interdependent societies across the world have developed robust and legitimate bodies of law to address environmental problems, Elizabeth Fisher discusses some of the major issues involved in environmental law's: nation statehood, power, the reframing role of law, the need to ensure real environmental improvements, and environmental justice. As Fisher explains, environmental law is, and will always be, necessary but inherently controversial. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.


A Guide to U.S. Environmental Law

A Guide to U.S. Environmental Law

Author: Arden Rowell

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2021-02-23

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0520295242

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Written by two internationally respected authors, this unique primer distills the environmental law and policy of the United States into a practical guide for a nonlegal audience, as well as for lawyers trained in other regions. The first part of the book explains the basics of the American legal system: key actors, types of laws, and overarching legal strategies for environmental management. The second part delves into specific environmental issues (pollution, ecosystem management, and climate change) and how American law addresses each. Chapters include summaries of key concepts, discussion questions, and a glossary of terms, as well as informative "spotlights"—brief overviews of topics. With a highly accessible structure and useful illustrative features, A Guide to U.S. Environmental Law is a long-overdue synthetic reference on environmental law for students and for those who work in environmental policy or environmental science. Pairing this book with its companion, A Guide to EU Environmental Law, allows for a comparative look at how two of the most important jurisdictions in the world deal with key environmental problems.


The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law

The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law

Author: Daniel Bodansky

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0197672361

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The second edition of The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law is a sophisticated yet highly readable introduction to how international environmental law works (and sometimes doesn't work). It provides critical updates on developments in the field that have occurred in the 13 years since the first edition was published.


Advanced Introduction to International Water Law

Advanced Introduction to International Water Law

Author: Owen McIntyre

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2023-12-11

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 180220671X

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This Advanced Introduction to International Water Law provides an overview of the key international rules, principles and institutions involved in the use and protection of shared international freshwater resources.


Trade and Environmental Law

Trade and Environmental Law

Author: Panos Delimatsis and Leonie Reins

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2021-12-14

Total Pages: 875

ISBN-13: 1783476982

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This extensive volume of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Environmental Law probes the essential concepts, contemporary research, and key elements of law at the intersection of international trade and international environmental law. Its succinct, structured entries provide a definitive and comprehensive assessment of the interactions between these fields, written by internationally renowned and recognized experts.


International Environmental Law

International Environmental Law

Author: Pierre-Marie Dupuy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-06-07

Total Pages: 597

ISBN-13: 1108423604

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