This publication present in-depth study of the very topical subject-matter of legal powers of Conferences of the Parties established on the basis of Multilateral Environmental Agreements. The book deals with the legitimacy and efficiency of the decisions of such bodies.

Malgosia Fitzmaurice, Ph.D., University of Warsaw, is Professor of Public International Law at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London. She has published extensively on international environmental law, the law of treaties, indigenous peoples and Arctic law.
Duncan French, PhD (2000), University of Wales, Cardiff is Head of School and Professor of International Law, University of Lincoln Law School. He has published widely on international environmental law, including Global Justice and Sustainable Development (Martinus Nijhoff, 2010).