Evolution of International Environmental Regimes The Case of Climate Change [Paperback]

Using the international climate regime as an example, Simone Schiele analyses the ability of international environmental regimes to evolve over time.Drawing specifically on the international climate regime, Simone Schiele examines international environmental regimes from a legal perspective. In particular, she develops a theoretical framework based on general international law which allows for a thorough examination of the understanding of international law and the options for law-creation in international environmental regimes.Drawing specifically on the international climate regime, Simone Schiele examines international environmental regimes from a legal perspective. In particular, she develops a theoretical framework based on general international law which allows for a thorough examination of the understanding of international law and the options for law-creation in international environmental regimes.Drawing specifically on the international climate regime, Simone Schiele examines international environmental regimes from a legal perspective and analyses a core feature of international regimes - their ability to evolve over time. In particular, she develops a theoretical framework based on general international law which allows for a thorough examination of the understanding of international law and the options for law-creation in international environmental regimes. The analysis therefore provides both a coherent understanding of the international climate regime and a starting point for further research in other regimes.1. Introductory observations and approach; 2. International environmental regimes and their treaties; 3. International climate regime; 4. Effectiveness of international environmental regimes and 'creative legal engineering'; 5. International regimes as normative systems; 6. Methodology for determining the norms, sources and underlying theories of international law in the international climate regime; 7. Sources of legal norms in the international³Ü