Global governance of the environment
Subtitle: environmental principles and change in international law and politics
By: Afshin Akhtarkhavari
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781849802550
Subjects: International cooperation; Social learning; Environmental policy; International Environmental law
Description: This timely book examines the role of environmental principles in changing international environmental law and politics, and argues for the importance of integrating environmental principles in the global governance of the environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-282) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Social learning at the international level; title: Environmental principles as abstract or open-textured norms; title: Abstract and open-texted norms and social learning; title: The function and role of environmental principles; title: Power, environmental principles and the International Court of Justice; title: The global compact, environmental principles and culture; title: Arguments, bargains and the disposal of carbon dioxide at sea; title: Global governance of the environment : the role and function of environmental principles in changing international law and politics.