After the completion of the Uruguay Round and the adoption of the 1994 agreement establishing the WTO,the place of international trade in the context of the international legal order has radically changed.
This book offers a multidisciplinary analysis of the degradation process of an ecosystem, drawing upon the Mar Menor as a case study to highlight the damage human pressure causes to the environment.
Drawing on the author's practical knowledge of British waste regulation law, this book contains a comprehensive account of relevant legislation plus a detailed interpretation of the statutory provisions and associated case law.
Drawing on the author's practical knowledge of British waste regulation law, this book contains a comprehensive account of relevant legislation plus a detailed interpretation of the statutory provisions and associated case law.
Since mining is a basic and essential industry supplying raw materials for medicines; building materials for homes, schools, hospitals, commerce, roads; fuels for heating and energy; metals for transportation (cars, aircraft and ships), machinery, communications infrastructure and other conveniences, it cannot be done away with as some extremist environmentalists would like.
The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (Directive 2001/42/EC) (SEA Directive) has been a lurking legal presence in EU and UK environmental law.
The Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive (Directive 2001/42/EC) (SEA Directive) has been a lurking legal presence in EU and UK environmental law.
The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters known ubiquitously as the Aarhus Convention is having an ever-increasing influence on domestic and EU environmental law and procedure.
The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters known ubiquitously as the Aarhus Convention is having an ever-increasing influence on domestic and EU environmental law and procedure.
Environmental principles from the polluter pays and precautionary principles to the principles of integration and sustainability proliferate in domestic and international legal and policy discourse, reflecting key goals of environmental protection and sustainable development on which there is apparent political consensus.
Environmental principles from the polluter pays and precautionary principles to the principles of integration and sustainability proliferate in domestic and international legal and policy discourse, reflecting key goals of environmental protection and sustainable development on which there is apparent political consensus.
An authoritative update of forest tree biotechnology and genomics methodologies, this book covers procedures and accomplishments from basic biological science to applications.
Reflecting changes in the current health and safety landscape, Occupational Health and Safety Management: A Practical Approach, Third Edition includes examples and tools to facilitate development and implementation of a safety and health management approach.
This book focusses on the developing role that the city currently plays in dealing with the effects of climate change and the instruments that can be utilised to make them truly green.
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since.
This thoroughly revised edition of the New Jersey Environmental Law Handbook provides a comprehensive reference work that the reader can rely on for up-to-date and accurate information on New Jersey's environmental law.
The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since.
Written for a general audience that includes attorneys, land developers, businesses, and government officials, this completely updated edition provides a general overview of Washington's state and federal statutory and regulatory framework.
CONTENIDOPresentaciónSiglas, abreviaturas y acrónimosPARTE INUEVAS TENDENCIAS DEL DERECHO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTEHacia un nuevo entendimiento de la revocatoria directa de las autorizaciones ambientales por razones distintas al incumplimientoParticipación ciudadana en la elaboración del Código de Aguas de la Provincia de MendozaHacia una política y regulación ambiental y de tenencia de la tierra prospectivas: vinculación e integración de la protección ambiental, la justicia social y la sostenibilidadEl interés legítimo como limitante para la tutela judicial ambientalEl bloque de constitucionalidad ambiental en PanamáResponsabilidad fiscal por incumplimiento en el seguimiento y control a la inversión forzosa derivada del licenciamientoLa protección del Bioma Amazónico desde una perspectiva transfronteriza con especial referencia a la Alerta por deforestación: vulneración de derechos humanos de la Federación Iberoamericana del OmbudspersonPARTE IIPERSPECTIVAS INNOVADORAS DEL DERECHO DEL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICOEl mercado voluntario de créditos de carbono en proyectos REDD+Justicia climática y paz territorial: razones para abordar la huella climática de la guerra en el marco de la justicia transicional en ColombiaPARTE IIICIUDADES SOSTENIBLES Y ORDENAMIENTO AMBIENTAL DEL TERRITORIOCiudades de quince minutos: aproximaciones teóricas a la re-definición del concepto de "ciudad sostenible"El ordenamiento territorial ambiental como herramienta para la búsqueda del desarrollo localCiudades ambientalistas que desafían a Estados.
Exploring how the law can be used to influence, for better and for worse, the lives of the billions of individual animals we call wildlife, this new book focuses not only on the legal issues involved but also on the compelling ethical and moral issues that are inextricably intertwined with our treatment of wild.
While investigating an oil tanker collision in San Francisco Bay, Ronan O'Neill, a decorated Coast Guard officer, sees Coast Guard lawyer-investigators stymied by high priced civilian attorneys.
Written for a general audience that includes attorneys, land developers, businesses, and government officials, this Fifth Edition provides a general overview of Washington's state and federal statutory and regulatory framework.
Revised to include several recent and important Clean Air Act developments, including the Clear Skies Initiative, this completely updated Handbook provides you with a broad overview of all the complex regulatory requirements of the Act and its amendments.