Law : Environmental

Offers a comprehensive assessment of the various internal and external measures undertaken by the European Union to guarantee security of oil and gas supply. This book sets out and analyzes those aspects of EU external policy that are relevant in establishing a framework for guaranteeing energy security for the Union. more...

Price: $136.00

A concise introduction to the role of law in environmental protection. It offers a greater understanding of international and national environmental law and has case studies from all over the world. more...

Price: $49.50

After the completion of the Uruguay Round and the adoption of the 1994 agreement establishing the WTO,the place of international trade in the context of the international legal order has radically changed. International trade law has become a subject of wide-spread interest, cutting across traditional boundaries, and engaging diverse political and legal concerns. One consquence of this development is increasing concern with the legitimacy of the WTO process, which in turn has led to the WTO becoming the focus of rancorous protest by, among others, environmental NGOs, trade unions, and human rights activists. This collection of essays by leading scholars and lawyers engaged in the policy-making process, addresses the underlying tensions and dilemmas of the WTO process and its impact upon the environment and human rights in particular. The contributors search for a balance between, on the one hand, legitimate free trade interests and, on the other, the role and limits of unilateral measures as an instrument to protect non-commercial values. The essays thus range over a host of topical questions including: trade in GMOs, biosafety in intellectual property rights, technology transfer and environmental protection, trade and labour rights, child labour standards, the EU and WTO, MERCOSUR, and many other topics. The contributors include: Thomas Schoenbaum, Andrea Bianchi, Chris McCrudden, Michael Spence, Sarah Cleveland, Patricia Hansen, Riccardo Pavoni, and Francesco Francioni. more...

Price: $120.00

‘The timing of Laura Westra’s important work couldn’t be better in furthering the understanding between environmental degradation and the human rights of indigenous peoples. The world can no longer carry on "business as usual" when the basic rights of the vulnerable are being diminished and often destroyed due to a "disconnect" between development and environmental protection. Laura’s work will no doubt help to connect these crucial dots of the disproportionate negative extended ecological footprint of a globalized economy on the Arctic and its people.’ Sheila Watt-Cloutier OC Citizen Advocate on Arctic Climate Change Former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council and Nobel Peace Prize nominee 2007 ‘Highly readable informative passionate. This volume provides an intellectually stimulating contribution to exploring the complex interface between eco-biological integrity and indigenous identity in the era of globalization while offering critical insights into international and comparative human rights jurisprudence.’ Gaetano Pentassuglia Liverpool Law School University of Liverpool UK ‘Raphael Lemkin the man who invented the word "genocide" (1944) stressed the criminality of "cultural genocide" of national groups. Laura Westra’s book comes as a thought-provoking and well documented step to follow Lemkin’s path as far as the groups today most vulnerable to cultural genocide are concerned.’ Tullio Scovazzi Professor of International Law University of Milano-Bicocca Milan Italy More than 300 million people in over 70 countries make up the world’s indigenous populations. Yet despite ever-growing pressures on their lands environment and way of life through outside factors such as climate change and globalization their rights in these and other respects are still not fully recognized in international law. In this incisive book Laura Westra deftly reveals the lethal effects that more...

Price: $127.00

Asks whether environmental law and policy in developed countries can be successfully transferred to developing countries. This book questions whether developing countries are indeed ready and able to implement various ideas from the developed world, such as integration of environmental law, and use of market-oriented instruments. more...

Price: $140.00