This compilation of key materials in international environmental law takes account of the most significant developments in the field that have occurred during the past decade, including in the areas of climate change, chemicals and pesticides, biosafety, and nuclear safety, as well as good governance, compliance and liability.
Dr Philippe Cullet is Lecturer in Law in the Law Department, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Dr Alix Gowlland-Gualtieri is Research Fellow at the International Environmental Law Research Centre, Geneva, Switzerland.
Contents: Introduction; General framework; Regulatory techniques and environmental rights; The atmosphere; Biological diversity; Species and habitats; Hazardous wastes, chemicals and pesticides, and nuclear energy; Military activities; Marine environment, marine resources and international watercourses; Trade, finance and intellectual property; Liability and redress; Dispute settlement and compliance.