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International environmental law and policy

By Hunter, David,David Hunter,James Salzman,Durwood Zaelke

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Publish Date

2007

Publisher

Foundation Press,Thomson/West

Language

eng

Pages

1558

Description:

International Environmental Law and Policy explores the dynamics of the lawmaking process and the increasingly critical role of transnational actors/citizens, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), scientists, and business. Discusses the relation of our scientific understanding to the legal response and the relation of the problem to the global economy. Includes explanation of the use of soft law, framework agreements, binding obligations, the precautionary principle, and polluter pays principle. Describes role of technology transfer and multilateral and bilateral financial mechanisms.