International environmental law and policy
By: by David Hunter, James Salzman, Durwood Zaelke.
Contributors: Salzman, James.; Zaelke, Durwood.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: University casebook series
Publisher: Foundation Press; Thomson/West
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York; [St. Paul, Minn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1613
ISBN-13: 9781599410418; 9781599411774
Subjects: Environmental law, International -- Cases
Genres: Cases.
Description: International Environmental Law and Policy explores the dynamics of the lawmaking process and the increasingly critical role of transnational actors/citizens, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), scientists, and business. Discusses the relation of our scientific understanding to the legal response and the relation of the problem to the global economy. Includes explanation of the use of soft law, framework agreements, binding obligations, the precautionary principle, and polluter pays principle. Describes role of technology transfer and multilateral and bilateral financial mechanisms.
Notes: Accompanied by: Treaty supplement (x, 436 p.); Teacher's manual (xi, 465 p., c2008).

Includes bibliographical references and index.