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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 International Environmental Law, Sustainable Development and Differential Treatment: An Introduction -- 2 A Conceptual Framework for Differential Treatment -- 3 Differential Treatment in International Law -- 4 Differential Treatment at the Implementation Level: Technology Transfer and Implementation Aid -- 5 Differential Treatment in Practice: The Case of Plant Variety Protection -- 6 The Future of Differential Treatment -- Bibliography -- Index.

The jurisprudential structure of environmental law / Douglas Fisher -- A normative approach to environmental governance : sustainability at the apex of environmental law / Klaus Bosselmann -- From protection to restoration : a challenge for environmental governance / Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Anastasia Telesetsky -- Transnational environmental law : the birth of a contemporary analytical perspective / Louis Kotzé and Caiphas Soyapi -- Economic approaches to environmental governance : a principled analysis / Michael Faure -- Human rights and the environment : a tale of ambivalence and hope / Anna Grear -- A constitutional human right to a healthy environment / Nicholas Bryner -- Rights of nature : a constructive analysis / Peter Burdon and Claire Williams -- The development of international environmental law by the International Court of Justice / Tim Stephens -- The structure, form and language of international environmental norms : from absolute to relative normativity / Niko Soininen -- The growing significance of the principle of sustainable development as a legal norm / Jonathan Verschuuren -- The concept of the common heritage of mankind / Prue Taylor -- Environmental policy integration : the importance of balance and trade-offs / Jørgen K. Knudsen and William M. Lafferty -- The role played by policy objectives in environmental law / Chris McGrath -- The functions of rights of property in environmental law / David Grinlinton -- Environmental impact assessment : 'setting the law ablaze' / Elizabeth Fisher -- The precautionary principle in environmental governance / Annecoos Wiersema -- The judicial development of ecologically sustainable development / Brian J. Preston

The Chernobyl disaster, the Amoco Cadiz oil spill and the Colorado River dispute are examples of an activity conducted by one state which has serious adverse effects in the territory of another, or in global common areas. This book details the international rules and compensation procedures and is intended for use by governmental officials, international lawyers and jurists. It discusses existing laws on international liability and considers the underlying legal issues that require further development. It is one of the few books on the subject written from the perspective of a developing country with rapid economic and social development

Sources of international law -- Title to territory -- The law of treaties -- Jurisdiction -- The law of the sea -- International environmental law -- International legal personality : states, international organizations, non-state groups, individuals, and multi-natjional corporations -- Human rights -- the peaceful settlement of disputes: arbitration and international cours -- the use of force including war