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"This collection invites environmental law scholars to reflect on what it means to be an environmental law scholar and to consider how and why environmental law scholars engage in environmental law scholarship. Leading environmental law scholars from different backgrounds and jurisdictions offer their personal reflections on the nature, form, quality and challenges of environmental law scholarship. The collection offers the first honest introspection on what environmental law scholarship is and is not. It considers the unique contributions of environmental law scholarship to legal scholarship more generally, reflecting on what sets environmental law scholarship apart from other disciplines of legal scholarship and the challenges arising from these differences"--

AbstractThis article examines the role human rights instruments play when states seek to adopt regulatory initiatives in the name of addressing climate change. The article argues that a series of important restrictions exist. Governments responding to climate change need to take into account existing human rights. This observation is particularly relevant for countries implementing Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) projects and for countries taking part in Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects under the Kyoto Protocol. The article likewise argues that special human rights obligations arise in relation to the risks associated with climate change. These place on states a responsibility to secure risk assessment and risk communication while taking steps to mitigate climate change-associated risks. While the article considers these requirements to constitute an absolute minimum, it is argued that they can offer a way of securing that national governments are accountable when it comes to climate change responses. On the other hand, it will be shown that these human rights restrictions will sometimes have the potential to run counter to the adoption of effective climate change responses.

"This book provides a detailed study of the role of the judiciary in environmental law. It examines theoretical issues concerning the role of judges in such decision-making, taking account of different legal cultures and contexts, exploring the multifaceted pressures which rest on the shoulders of courts when navigating the tensions between maintaining neutrality, resolving disputes, and providing guidance and assistance for future courts, policy-makers and decision-makers. In addition, it explores the particular challenges which arise in an environmental context, before articulating the range of environmental dispute 'models' which can and do exist in the context of the environmental law of England and Wales. The second part of the book looks at the consequences of these findings, and explores the relationship between adjudication and coherence before concluding with an exploration of what constitutes "good" environmental adjudication"--

2: The international human rights regime: still part of the problem?Idealism and the problems of idolatry; Pragmatism and the perils of humanist violence; So, what can be done?; PART II: Domestic human rights perspectives?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; 3: What is the point of human rights law?; Introduction; Laws against torture; A cry for help; 'Paying lip-service' to principle; A cry of pain; A licence to torture; Rendition and torture; Conclusion.

What is environmental law? a brief introduction -- History and challenges -- Envionmental values, principles, and rights -- The form, function, and adminisration of environmental law -- International law and environmental protection -- The European Union and the environment -- The regulation of environmental protection -- Environmental crime and enforcement -- Public participation -- Access to environmental justice and the role of the courts -- Private law and environmental protection -- Town and country planning -- Environmental assessment -- Environmental permitting and integrated pollution prevention an control IPPC -- Climate change, ozone depletion, and air quality -- Contaminated land -- Water pollution and water quality -- Waste management -- The conservation of nature -- New technologies -- Landscape management -- Local controls and remedies -- Disposal of waste to sewers