Comparative Asian Environmental Law Anthology
Comparative Asian Environmental Law Anthology

Author: Alexander J. Bolla

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780890896747

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This anthology presents readings on environmental law and policy that direct the reader to the rich legal heritage, culture, and traditions of selected Asian nations, including Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, The People's Republic of China, and the nations of Southeast Asia. The United States is included to conceptualize the comparative study and to represent a benchmark nation from which many others have borrowed. This anthology is compiled, edited, and annotated within a comparative law framework that sets it apart from the many collections on the related subject of "international" environmental law. Editors Bolla and McDorman include scholarship from many non-Western authors who take the rule-of-law principle beyond mere textual comparisons. These readings begin with materials fundamental to comparative law as a discipline and end with current discussions on trade and the environment. The organization of this volume is such that the reader will appreciate the influences of Western legal culture on indigenous approaches used by Asian nations struggling to sustain, govern, and responsibly use the environment.

The Environmental Rights Revolution
The Environmental Rights Revolution

Author: David R. Boyd

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-29

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 0774821639

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The right to a healthy environment has been the subject of extensive philosophical debates that revolve around the question: Should rights to clean air, water, and soil be entrenched in law? David Boyd answers this by moving beyond theoretical debates to measure the practical effects of enshrining the right in constitutions. His pioneering analysis of 193 constitutions and the laws and court decisions of more than 100 nations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa reveals a positive correlation between constitutional protection and stronger environmental laws, smaller ecological footprints, superior environmental performance, and improved quality of life.

International Environmental Disputes
International Environmental Disputes

Author: Aaron Schwabach

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2005-12-13

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1851097783

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This book offers an intensive investigation of past and present achievements and failures in international environmental law. International Environmental Disputes is a thought-provoking examination of the world's most pressing environmental problems and the attempts to remedy them through international law. From the dumping of ash in the Danube and the disposal of waste in western Africa to the effects of the Everglades sugar industry, the work explores such topics as the role of the United Nations, the debate over sustainable development, environmental ethics, biopiracy, and radioactive material in space satellites. The book covers issues such as treaties on the ozone layer, global climate change, and the Kyoto protocol. A chapter devoted to the United States discusses the international environmental impact of its economy. Biographical sketches introduce readers to a diverse cast of characters including a New Guinea tribal elder and a Japanese TV personality.

Pragmatic Legal and Policy Implications of Environmental Lawmaking
Pragmatic Legal and Policy Implications of Environmental Lawmaking

Author: Movahedian, Hussein

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2023-05-01

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1668441608

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The publication of environmental degradation statistics worldwide and the announcement of scientific assessments of the process of its destruction have attracted everyone's attention to the environment. On the world stage, international environmental laws and regulations must be formulated to protect the environment and humanity from further harm. This book provides selective coverage of environmental and energy law within the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom as well as internationally. It is crucial to examine environmental and energy law from a wide range of perspectives and approaches to gain insight into how the law is designed to tackle particular environmental problems arising in both professional and theoretical settings. Pragmatic Legal and Policy Implications of Environmental Lawmaking bridges the knowledge gap between legal developments designed to achieve environmental and/or energy objectives (for example, pollution control and conservation) on the one hand and the practical, scientific, and technical considerations applicable to the same environmental problems on the other. By adopting a multi-disciplinary approach to environmental and energy law, the book embraces all readerships and goes a step further to address the often-difficult problem of improving communication between scientists and engineers and law and policymakers. Covering topics such as environmental degradation, energy law, and international trade legislation, the book will be useful to law students and professionals working in the fields of environmental and/or energy law, engineering and (geo)science students and professionals, as well as others working in various other disciplines.

International Law in East Asia
International Law in East Asia

Author: Zou Keyuan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1351562290

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As the world?s political and economic landscape changes in response to the rise of Asian countries such as China, so Asian influences on the global legal order will become more pronounced. Many countries in the region, such as Japan and South Korea, influence the development of international law in various ways, either individually or collectively through multinational organisations such as ASEAN. This collection of published work by leading East Asian scholars covers Asian perspectives concerning various issues in international law, ranging from general perspectives to particular themes such as international economic law, international human rights law, international ocean law, international criminal law, international security law and international dispute settlement. For the first time it provides a comprehensive picture of how and why East Asian countries participate in international law making, as well as comply with international law in their state practices. In so doing, the editors attempt to address the question whether the rising powers in East Asia will change the existing international legal order in future.

Environmental Law for Sustainability
Environmental Law for Sustainability

Author: Benjamin J Richardson

Publisher: Hart Publishing

Published: 2006-03

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13:

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This book presents critical new scholarship on the state of law for sustainable development from an international and comparative perspective.

China-Asean Relations and International Law
China-Asean Relations and International Law

Author: Zou Keyuan

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2009-01-30

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1780632339

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Our contemporary era has witnessed the remarkable development of China-ASEAN relations. Both sides have pledged to establish and develop a comprehensive cooperation. However, any development of international relations is governed by international legal principles, norms and rules, such as the Charter of the United Nations and general international law. There is no exception for China-ASEAN relations. The book discusses and explains China-ASEAN relations from an international law perspective and covers a wide range of legal topics and legal issues. - The first book which attempts to discuss and explain China-ASEAN relations in an international law perspective - Covers a wide range of legal topics and issues significantly existing in the development of China-ASEAN relations - Unique in the sense that it specifically deals with the relationship between one country and one international/regional organization