The role of customary law in sustainable development
By: Peter Ørebech ... [et al.].
Contributors: Ørebech, Peter.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 502
Subjects: Sustainable development -- Law and legislation; Customary law
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 451-488) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The linkage between sustainable development and customary law; title: Three case studies from Hawaii, Norway and Greenland; title: Social interaction : the foundation of customary law; title: How custom becomes law in England; title: How custom becomes law in Norway; title: Adaptive resource management through customary law; title: The place of customary law in democratic societies; title: Customary law, sustainable development and the failing state; title: Towards sustainability : the basis in international law; title: The case studies revisited; title: The choice of customary law.