Mountains and the law
Subtitle: emerging trends
By: A. Castelein ... [et al.].
Contributors: Villeneuve, A.
Edition: [2nd ed.].
Series: FAO legislative study -- 75, rev. 1.; FAO Legislative Study -- 75 (Rev.1)
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; FAO
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9789251055649
Subjects: Law and economic development; Mountain ecology
Description: Mountain law is still in its infancy. Most countries have not yet adopted mountain-specific laws, preferring to focus on the protection and development of mountains through existing sectoral legislation. However, a few countries such as Algeria, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania), Switzerland and Ukraine, have enacted legal instruments dealing specifically with mountains, and other countries are in the process of developing similar legislation. These converging efforts seem to signal an emerging trend towards a progressive increase in mountain law-making in the years to come. This publication looks at the development of mountain legislation. The first part broadly describes the main elements of mountain-specific legal texts, first in the international sphere, then at the domestic level. The second part contains six short case studies from countries where legislation on mountains has been passed or proposed.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Mountains and the law / A. Villeneuve, A. Castelein, M.A. Mekouar for the Development Law Service, FAO Legal Office. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt.1. General overview. International framework : major instruments; title: National legislation : main features; title: pt.2. Case studies. Algeria; title: Bulgaria; title: France; title: Georgia; title: Italy; title: Kyrgyzstan; title: Romania; title: Russian Federation : Republic of North Ossetia-Alania; title: Switzerland; title: Ukraine.