Public International Law

Includes chapter " Climate change mitigation law and policy in the United States and Canada / Katrina Fischer Kuh and Michael Charles Leach". This is a single-user eBook.

This expanded and updated Research Handbook delivers an in-depth guide to the conceptual foundations of environmental law. It offers a nuanced reflection on the underlying principles by exploring issues such as human rights, constitutional rights, sustainable development and environmental impact assessment within the context of environmental law. This is an eBook.

Confronting the context and challenge of sustainable development, this collection outlines how the international economic system problematizes the attainment of the SDGs. This book offers new ways of understanding sustainable development and suggests potential solutions so that we might finally achieve it. This is an eBook.

Whilst remaining rooted within the substantive law, the book places legislation on the protection of the environment firmly at the core of the text. Written by experts in the field, the authors employ sharp and thorough analysis of the laws, allowing them to share their extensive knowledge and experience with the reader. The authors provide a unique perspective on the implications of international regulation, promoting a wider understanding of the pertinent issues impacting upon the law. This is a print book.