Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping: An International Legal Framework: Proceedings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011 xvi, 276 Edition

Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping: An International Legal Framework: Proceedings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011 xvi, 276 Edition book cover

Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping: An International Legal Framework: Proceedings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011 xvi, 276 Edition

Author(s): Hans–Joachim Koch (Editor), Doris König (Editor), Joachim Sanden (Editor), Roda Verheyen (Editor)

  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
  • Publication Date: 6 Dec. 2012
  • Edition: xvi, 276
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 292 pages
  • ISBN-10: 9004243925
  • ISBN-13: 9789004243927

Book Description

In Climate Change and Environmental Hazards Related to Shipping Hans-Joachim Koch, Doris König, Joachim Sanden and Roda Verheyen provide an edited overview on the recent discussions regarding legal questions of tackling climate change, and the legal instruments related to environmental problems caused by international shipping. An esteemed international group of authors make important contributions to the legal challenges in international, European and domestic law. Focal points are multilateral environmental agreements and the law of the sea as well as the potential contributions by municipalities.

This important new collection, based on the research findings of the Hamburg International Environmental Law Conference 2011, are of particular relevance for lawyers and scholars interested in the recent legal discussions on climate change law and environmental Law of the Sea.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Professor Dr. Hans-Joachim Koch is Professor at Hamburg University (em. 2010) and is a founder of the Research Centre for Environmental Law. From 2002-2008 he was chairman of the German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU), and, since 2005 has been Chairman of the Association for Envrionmental Law (Gesellschaft für Umweltrecht).

Dr. Doris König, M.C.L. is President of Bucerius Law School, Hamburg, and holds the Claussen-Simon-Foundation Chair of International Law.

Professor Dr. Joachim Sanden is Head of Directorate in the Ministry of Urban Development and Environment of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and Extraordinary Professor at Leuphana University Lueneburg. His main research interests are in the fields of International, European and German Environmental Law.

Dr. Roda Verheyen is an attorney in private pracice with a focus on environmental and planning law. Her academic interest is in climate change law and the connext between development, finance and environment. She has an extensive background in international law and the making of international agreements.

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