Public international law: environment

No one sets out to intentionally cause environmental problems.

No one sets out to intentionally cause environmental problems.

Worldwide, half a million people die from air pollution each year-more than perish in all wars combined.

Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems.

Environmental law is the law concerned with environmental problems.

Although climate change and pollution make near-daily appearances in the news, humans have not always recognized that the environment needs to be protected.

Although climate change and pollution make near-daily appearances in the news, humans have not always recognized that the environment needs to be protected.

Climate change poses an escalating challenge to global society, with climate-related disasters becoming more frequent, severe and widespread in their impact on individuals and communities, and in their interference with human rights.

This text forms part of a long-term project undertaken by Dejusticia as part of its international work.

This fully updated second edition of Corporate Accountability in International Environmental Law examines systematically all international sources of corporate accountability standards with specific reference to environmental protection, and elaborates on their theoretical and practical implications for international environmental law.

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