Law : Environmental

This book discusses the practical implementation of the Directive on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control. more...

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From fisheries to persistent organic pollutants to climate change itself no other environmental principle in environmental law has produced as much controversy as the precautionary principle. Unlike a preventive approach in which action is taken provided that the threats to the environment are tangible with a precautionary approach authorities are prepared to tackle risks for which there is no definitive proof that the damage will materialize. The ramifications of this increasingly apparent approach are profound and cut across all areas of risk assessment and management environmental law policy and regulation in every major sector. However to date little thought has been dedicated to the implementation of the precautionary principle in a wide array of environmental circumstances. This authoritative handbook addresses the legal aspects of how the precautionary principle is implemented in different sectors and examines its successes failures strengths and weaknesses. Sectors and subjects covered include chemicals GMOs marine pollution fisheries and nature conservation and the book draws on cases in the EU in the USA and Nordic countries where the use of precaution has been gathering momentum. Ultimately the book provides an indispensable appraisal of the question - increasingly important in the era of human-induced climate change - of whether the precautionary principle is relevant indeed essential to avert major environmental and health risks and how and when it can be used successfully. more...

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Over the past few decades, the Community has developed its own environmental policy. In the context of this policy, the Community adopted measures that were designed to control environmental pollution caused by, for example, intensive farming, road transport and power generation from fossil fuels. In the context of its other policies, the Community has at the same time encouraged or contributed to the development of, for example, large agricultural holdings, major road transport networks and the liberalisation of the internal electricity market. It could be argued that such Community action is inconsistent with Community action in the environmental field. Data does in fact show that other Community measures undermine the effectiveness of the Community environmental measures. Article 6 of the EC stipulates that environmental protection requirements must be integrated into other Community policies and activities. This book examines the extent to which, if at all, this Treaty provision requires the Community policy maker to adjust policies so as to ensure that they are more compatible or even supportive of EC environmental policy. It analyses both theory (what should be) and practice (what is) of what has often been referred to as the 'integration principle'. This book, the second in the Avosetta Series, provides useful insights for both practicing and academic lawyers, especially those interested in environmental, agricultural, transport and energy issues. In addition, it should be observed that the book contains specific suggestions for the Community policy maker and, indirectly, for national administrations in the EU. The Avosetta Series, published by Europa Law Publishing, publishes texts that present innovative discourse on European Environmental Law. more...

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A comprehensive examination of international environmental litigation which addresses the major environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. more...

Price: $100.00