International law for the environment / Edith Brown Weiss, Francis Cabell Brown Professor of International Law, Georgetown Law, Georgetown University [and 4 others].

Author
Weiss, Edith Brown, 1942- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2016]
  • ©2016
Description
lvii, 1358 pages ; 26 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Series
    American casebook series [More in this series]
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xix) and index.
    Contents
    • The nature of international environmental problems
    • The philosophical framework : sustainability, intergenerational equity, and the human relationship with nature
    • Risk, economics and uncertainty
    • Basic principles of international environmental law
    • Accountability and compliance
    • Disasters and emergencies
    • Regional transboundary pollution
    • Controlling ozone depletion
    • Global climate change
    • hazardous substances : wastes, toxic chemicals, heavy metals
    • Marine and polar regions
    • Fresh water
    • Biological diversity
    • Food and agriculture
    • Human rights and environment
    • Environment and trade
    • Financing sustainability
    • Environmental institutions and governance
    • The international legal system and environmental protection.
    ISBN
    • 9780314288271
    • 0314288279
    LCCN
    2016296523
    OCLC
    921165936
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