International Environmental Law

Author: Xu Jian
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: This book is based on the traditional theories of international law and explores fundamental theories, institutional development, and the coordination between environmental protection and free trade in the field of international environmental protection. The book is divided into three parts, totaling 17 chapters.
Part 1: General Principles of International Environmental Law. It covers the globalization of environmental issues and the challenges they pose to traditional international law, the concept, objectives, and sources of international environmental law, a review of the historical development of international environmental law, its fundamental principles, the historical development of national environmental law, fundamental principles of national environmental law, national environmental rights, international environmental responsibility, the implementation of international environmental law, and the resolution of international environmental disputes.
Part 2: Sectoral International Environmental Law. It discusses atmospheric environmental protection, marine environmental protection, the protection of biological resources, environmental protection in polar regions, the legal regime for the protection of outer space, and the management and control of hazardous waste.
Part 3: International Trade and Environmental Protection. It explores the evolution of comprehensive environmental protection and international trade within the multilateral trading system, the basic framework for coordinating trade and the environment under the WTO, the WTO dispute settlement mechanism's role in coordinating trade and the environment, and reflections on issues related to international trade and environmental protection.