Environmental Courts and Tribunals
Subtitle: Powers, Integrity and the Search for Legitimacy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; Hart Publishing
Published: 2020
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781509940066
Description: "The global phenomenon of the establishment of specialist courts is one of the most important recent developments in environmental law. Although they are generally seen as a much needed innovation, they do pose challenges, particularly around questions of legitimacy. This important book tackles these questions directly, looking specifically at the courts in the common law world. It argues that to fully understand the nature of the adjudication of these courts, a bottom-up approach must be taken: ie the question before the court is determinative. Despite its theoretical focus, the book will also provide invaluable insights to practitioners engaging with these new courts for the first time. An innovative study on a seismic change in how environmental law is adjudicated"--