Principles of international environmental law / Adriana Fabra and Jacqueline Peel

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The legal and institutional framework -- The environment and international society : issues, concepts and definitions -- History -- Governance : states, international organisations and non-state actors -- International law-making and regulation -- Compliance : implementation, enforcement, dispute settlement -- Part II. Principles and rules establishing standards -- General principles and rules -- Atmospheric protection -- Climate change -- Freshwater resources -- Biological diversity -- Oceans, seas and marine living resources -- Hazardous substances and activities, and waste -- The polar regions : Antarctica and the Arctic -- Part III. Techniques for implementing international principles and rules -- Environmental impact assessment -- Environmental information and technology transfer -- Liability for environmental damage -- Part IV. Linkage of international environmental law and other areas of international law -- Human rights and international humanitarian law -- International economic law : trade, investment and intellectual property -- Future developments.

This new and fully updated edition of Principles of International Environmental Law offers a comprehensive and critical account of one of the fastest growing areas of international law: the principles and rules relating to environmental protection. Introducing the reader to the key foundational principles, governance structures and regulatory techniques, Principles of International Environmental Law explores each of the major areas of international environmental regulation through substantive chapters, including climate change, atmospheric protection, oceans and freshwater, biodiversity, chemicals and waste regulation.