International Environmental Law: A Case Study Analysis [Paperback]

This book seeks to better understand how International Environmental Law regimes evolve. The authors address throughout the major environmental, economic, and political tensions that have both shaped and constrained the evolution of international environmental policy within regimes, and its expression in international legal rule and norm development.

Readers will gain an increased understanding of the growing role played by non-state actors in global environmental governance, including environmental non-government organisations, scientists, the United Nations, and corporations. The authors also look ahead to the future of International Environmental Law, evaluating key challenges and decisions that the discipline will face.

The text is clear, concise, and accessible. It is ideally suited to students and professionals interested in International Environmental Law, and individuals who are intrigued by this dynamic area of law.

1.  Introduction;  2. Stakeholders in International Environmental Regimes;  3. Antarctic Regime and Mineral Exploitation;  4. Tropical Timber;  5. Atmospheric Ozone;  6. Climate Change I;  7. Climate Change II;  8. Biological Diversity;  9. The Oceans;  10. Whaling;  11. Atlantic Tuna;  12. External Actors: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society;  13. The Future of International Environmental Law

This book seeks to better understand how International Environmental Law regimes evolve. The authors address throughout the major environmental, economic, and political tensions that have both shaped and constrained the evolution of international environmental policy.

Gerry Nagtzaam is Associate Professor at the Monash Law Faculty. His research is interdisciplinary in nature and he publishes in the fields of Il*