The Future of International Environmental Law

ISBN 10: 9280811924 / ISBN 13: 9789280811926

Published by UN Distributed Titles, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Future of International Environmental Law
• Publisher: UN Distributed Titles
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9280811924
• ISBN 13: 9789280811926
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This book explores the future of international environmental law in a world of ever worsening environmental crises. It examines the success stories and failures of international environmental law and argues that future responses to global environmental crises will be more about good environmental governance than just more treaties and laws. Environmental governance will need to accommodate the needs and aspirations of peoples from developed and developing countries alike and will have to be based on decisions and actions by a vast range of actors and stakeholders-not just the nation-state that has traditionally dominated environmental diplomacy. This also suggests a need to be cognizant of the close links to other areas of international law, including human rights. The book tackles the major environmental challenges of our times including climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and overfishing of the oceans. It examines what we can learn from the implementation of existing international environmental laws over the past few decades. It also considers a range of emerging issues such as the management of the environmental challenges faced by the Arctic, nanotechnology, biofuels, and synthetic genomics. Contributors include Gudmundur Alfredsson (University of Akureyri, Iceland, and University of Strasbourg, France), Dionysia-Theodora Avgerinopoulou (Hellenic Parliament), Donna Craig (University of Western Sydney), Sebastien Duyck (University of Lapland), Robert M. Friedman (J. Craig Venter Institute), Michele S. Garfinkel (J. Craig Venter Institute), Michael B. Gerrard (Columbia Law School), Michael Jeffery (University of Western Sydney), Timo Koivurova (University of Lapland), Richard Ottinger (Pace Law School and IUCN Commission on Environmental Law's Climate and Energy Working Group), Rosemary Rayfuse (University of New South Wales), Tullio Scovazzi (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy), Susan Shearing (University of Sydney Law School), Victor M. Tafur (Pace Law School and Bard College).

About the Author

David Leary is a senior research fellow in the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales. Balakrishna Pisupati is in the Division for Environmental Law and Conventions at the United Nations Environment Programme.