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Introduction, methodology, terminology, basic concepts and tensions -- International environmental law and human rights partially conflict but mainly confirm the anthropocentric conceptions of the directives -- Conflict with human rights : deference to the international civil liability frameworks that applies to oil spills in directive 2004/35 -- Human rights and procedural limitations in the directoves : complement and conflict -- Conclusions

Brownlie, I. A survey of international customary rules of environmental protection.--Caldwell, L. K. Concepts in development of international environmental policies.--Brown, E. D. The conventional law of the environment.--Hardy, M. The United Nations environment program.--Goldie, L. F. E. International impact reports and the conservation of the ocean environment.--Teclaff, L. A. International law and the protection of the oceans from pollution.--Utton, A. E. The Arctic waters pollution prevention act, and the right to self-protection.--Utton, A. E. International water quality law.--Taubenfeld, H. J. International environmental law: air and outer space.--Samuels, J. W. International control of weather modification activities: peril or policy?--Tarlock, A. D. Land use choice: national prerogative vs. international policy.--Teclaff, L. A. The impact of environmental concern on the development of international law

"International Environmental Law International Environmental Law offers a concise, conceptually clear, and legally rigorous introduction to contemporary international environmental law and practice. The book covers all major environmental agreements, paying particular attention to their underlying structure, main legal provisions, and practical operation. It blends legal and policy analysis, making extensive reference to the jurisprudence and scholarship, and addressing the interconnections with other areas of international law, including human rights, humanitarian law, trade and foreign investment. The material is structured into four sections - foundations, substantive regulation, implementation, and influence on other areas of international law - which help the reader to navigate the different areas of international environmental law. Each chapter includes charts summarising the main components of the relevant legal frameworks and provides a detailed bibliography. Suitable for practicing and academic international lawyers who want an accessible, up-to-date introduction to contemporary international environmental law, as well as non-lawyers seeking a concise and clear understanding of the subject."--

Sources and forms of international environmental law -- International environmental law: the historical continuum -- Implementation and compliance -- Population -- Biodiversity -- Global climate change -- Ozone depletion -- Antarctica -- Toxic and hazardous substances -- Land-based pollution -- Pollution by vessels and offshore oil platforms -- Dumping -- Conservation of marine living resources -- Transboundary air pollution -- Transboundary water pollution -- Desertification -- Nuclear damage -- Future of international environmental law (IEL)

"Introduction to International Environmental Law provides a concise overview of international environmental law and the relations and agreements among nations to facilitate environmental protection. Beginning by exploring the history nature and sources of international environmental law, Professor Koivurova moves on to consider the key principles as well as examining the implementation and effectiveness of international environmental law in practice. It considers how international environmental law has developed away from other branches of international law which are heavily based on state sovereignty, in order to more effectively facilitate environmental protection and concludes by posing questions about the future of the field.Taking a concise, accessible approach throughout and employing case studies drawn from a global range of examples, this book is the ideal first point of entry to the context, principles and issues of this important subject"--