Public international law: environment

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance.

While energy has been extracted from the ground for two centuries, recent years have seen transformative changes to how easy it is to access underground energy resources.

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are harmful to human health and to the environment.

Humankind must harness capitalism, not quash it, if it wants to save itself from ecological catastrophe.

This book offers an edited volume for all readers who wish to gain an in-depth grasp of the economic analysis of recent developments in energy law and policy in Europe and the United States.

This book explores a range of plausible futures for environmental law in the new era of the Earth's history: the Anthropocene.

Shows readers how we can all help solve the climate crisis by focusing on a few key, achievable actions.

Blending scientific and legal expertise, Kunich proves that a devastating ecological crisis is imminent or even underway already, and that conservation law has yet to catch up with biological science.

Greening the Globe discusses the success of international efforts to implement changes in environmental practices.

This book comprehensively discusses the role that non-state actors play in the Arctic and assesses the normative role of these actors.

First systematic study of global cities as lawmakers in the world of transnational climate change governance.

The negotiations of the Paris Agreement on climate change come to life through detailed insider accounts and in-depth analyses.

This book considers and clarifies many different facets of the international human right to a healthy environment.

Explores the significance of the Anthropocene for environmental politics, analysing political concepts in view of contemporary environmental challenges.

This book contributes to the scholarly and policy debate about China's ongoing and increasingly ambitious strategies and actions in its pursuit of the green energy transition.

Enough laws have been enacted since the adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing to permit a study which is capable of accurately portraying the status quo of national implementation of the Protocol and the ensuing practice, emerging challenges and how countries are coping with them.

The book"e;Regional Approaches to the Energy Transition"e;, discusses the key challenges the energy transition is facing at the European and International level.

News:The 2012 Elizabeth Haub Prize for Environmental Law is awarded to Emeritus Professor Koh Kheng-Lian in recognition of her important and pioneering contributions to the development and evolution of environmental law in Singapore and in the whole ASEAN region.

Welches Recht sollte auf die Haftung fur Treibhausgasemissionen anwendbar sein?

The era of eco-crises signified by the Anthropocene trope is marked by rapidly intensifying levels of complexity and unevenness, which collectively present unique regulatory challenges to environmental law and governance.

A comprehensive interdisciplinary exploration of climate risks to water security for students, researchers, civil and environmental engineers, and management professionals.

This book considers the international law applicable to maritime interception operations (MIO) conducted on the high seas and within the context of international peace and security, MIO being a much-used naval operational activity employed within the entire spectrum of today's conflicts.

Scientists have long been searching for a unified field theory--one answer to all of the questions about the physical universe.

Presents a cutting edge overview of tackling and adapting to climate change, written by a lead member of the IPCC.

This volume will be an essential reference for those involved in environmental and energy research.

Climate change presents an unprecedented global challenge, and impacts upon a wide range of human economic activity.

The Arctic region plays an important role in regulating the world's climate and is also highly impacted by climate change, with average temperatures rising almost twice as fast as the rest of the world and sea ice melting much faster than previously predicted.

This book offers an innovative approach to the recovery of areas degraded by international seabed mining, one that considers the feasibility of a standard that would allow mining in these areas in apparent antinomy with their other potential present and future uses.

Questions the doctrinal construction of environmental law and looks for innovative legal approaches to ecological sustainability.

This book focuses on under-explored and often neglected issues in contemporary African environmental philosophy and ethics.

Provides academics and practitioners with a detailed analysis of the interface between foreign investment and environmental law.

The book discusses climate technology transfer under the UNFCCC framework, and China's relevant legislation and practices.

International civil aviation is a significant polluter of the atmosphere.

Das vorliegende Lehrbuch vermittelt Studierenden und Rechtspraktikern eine schnelle Orientierung und sichere Wege zur Lösung praxisnaher Fälle im Umweltstrafrecht, dessen Bedeutung im Studium und in der Rechtspraxis rasant zunimmt.

Presents the first comprehensive reflection on the nature of environmental law scholarship from the perspectives of leading scholars in the field.

The first comprehensive global assessment of the political impact of the Sustainable Development Goals since their launch in 2015.

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Designed and modeled after a six-week introductory food law course taught at Northeastern University, Food Law and Regulation for Non-Lawyers offers a succinct overview of key topics and core concepts for food scientists, quality managers, and others who need to understand the regulation of food in the U.

Fifty years after the adoption of the Declaration on Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1962, this volume assesses the evolution of the principle of permanent sovereignty over natural resources into a principle of customary international law as well as related developments.

Over the last four decades emissions trading has enjoyed a high profile in environmental law scholarship and in environmental law and policy.

The Book takes the approach of a critique of the prevailing international environmental law-making processes and their systemic shortcomings.

This book analyzes international and Chinese regulatory approaches addressing environmental risks that may be caused by GM crops and examines how China implements its international obligations in its policies and laws.

Challenging views prevalent among Western and Polish scholars, this book explains Poland's surprising success in developing effective environmental and occupational regulatory systems while achieving remarkable socioeconomic growth, despite the toxic legacy of the Communist era.

Das Buch befasst sich mit den Vorgaben des internationalen Wasserrechts für Abkommen zwischen Anrainerstaaten über die Nutzung und Bewirtschaftung gemeinsamer Wasserläufe.

In this unique, forward-looking Handbook, global legal observers assess the existence and emergence of under-researched disaster risk reduction law''.

Assesses to what extent wilderness areas in Europe receive protection under international conventions, EU directives and domestic law.

This book provides a systematic introduction to the debate on historical emissions and climate change, for students, researchers and policymakers.

This book provides critical legal analyses of latest developments in ocean law and policy by leading Asian legal scholars in the 5 years leading up to the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) entering into force on 16 November 1994.

This work analyses fairness dimensions of the climate regime.

A stimulating, interdisciplinary contribution to the debate on management of global environmental change.