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International Environmental Law and Policy for the 21st Century: 2nd Revised Edition: 9 xvi, 668 pp. Edition
Author(s): Ved Nanda (Author), George (Rock) Pring (Author)
- Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff
- Publication Date: 12 Oct. 2012
- Edition: xvi, 668 pp.
- Language: English
- Print length: 684 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004242864
- ISBN-13: 9789004242869
Book Description
• the nature and scope of the challenge;
• first principles of international environmental law;
• environment and human rights;
• environment and the nexus of international trade, finance and debt; and
• the unfinished agenda.
Traditional subjects covered include the history of international environmental law, the law of the sea, international freshwater resources, cross-border air pollution, ozone depletion and climate change, the technology of chemicals manufacture and transport, disposal of hazardous waste, preservation ofand biodiversity, environmental impact analysis, and regulation of nuclear energy. The book also features a critical examination of the UN’s activities on the environment, starting from the 1972 Stockholm Convention on the Environment, up to and including the 2012 Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.
With new chapters devoted to critical energy and population issues, and a new section on corporate social responsibility, International Environmental Law & Policy for the 21st Century is an essential resource for students, scholars, lawyers, public officials, corporate decision-makers, and technical consultants concerned with environmental issues.
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About the Author
George (Rock) Pring, BA hons. (1963) Harvard University; JD hons (1968) University of Michigan, is a Professor of Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law; biography and publications at www.law.du.edu/index.php/profile/george-pring.
