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This Handbook is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field of international environmental law, with contributions from leading scholars in the discipline. It is an essential reference text for all students, researchers, and practitioners engaged with environmental issues at the international level.

"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"--

The need for corporate environmental accountability -- History and definitions -- The shortcomings of traditional legal solutions -- Primary rules? -- The UN and the OECD : parallel or convergent paths? -- A contribution of human rights monitoring bodies? -- Standard-setting by international financial institutions -- Emerging standards on corporate accountability in IEL -- Tools for compliance -- The tools of international financial institutions : conditions in loan agreements and complaints mechanisms -- Sharpening the monitoring role of other international organizations -- Integrating international standards in UN-business partnerships

Contemporary issues in the protection and conservation of the marine environment : an overview / Sandya Nishanthi Gunasekara & MD Saiful Karim -- Ocean governance and marine environmental conservation : concepts, principles, and institutions / Abul Hasanat & MD Saiful Karim -- Prevention, reduction, and control of marine pollution from land based sources and activities / Daud Hassan & Stan Palassis -- Prevention, reduction, and control of marine pollution from ships / Mahatab Uddin & MD Saiful Karim -- Control and prevention of marine pollution from offshore hydrocarbon and mineral resources exploration and production activities / Hossein Esmaeili -- Climate change, ocean acidification, and the marine environment : challenges for the international legal regime / Tavis Potts -- Marine spatial planning and the new frontiers of marine governance / Niko Soininen & Daud Hassan -- Conservation of marine living resources and fisheries management / Daud Hassan & Emdadul Haque -- Marine protected areas / Erika Techera -- Recognition of indigenous rights in governance of marine protected areas : applying international law and Australian experiences / Donna Craig -- Protection of the Antarctic marine environment : dimensions, relationships, and fields / Tuomas Kuokkanen -- Protection of the Arctic marine environment / Timo Koivurova & Nengye Liu -- Contemporary marine environmental disputes / Daud Hassan & Beatriz Garcia -- Future of international marine environmental law and policy : concluding remarks / Daud Hassan & Asraful Alam