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Research Handbook on Fundamental Concepts of Environmental Law
2nd edition
9781839108310 Edward Elgar Publishing
This expanded and updated Research Handbook delivers an authoritative and 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.
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This expanded and updated Research Handbook delivers an authoritative and 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.
Perceptive contributions examine the emerging roles played by a range of concepts, values and objectives in environmental governance. The nature of these emerging concepts and their relationship with traditional rights and duties, which are typically reactive in nature, is of particular significance. New and revised chapters thoroughly examine the concepts at the heart of environmental law including sustainability, protection and climate change law. This second edition further illuminates key aspects of environmental governance through the lens of their underlying dimensions: the form, structure and language of international, regional and national instruments; the function of norms, objectives and standards; and the relevance of economic analysis and of integrated policy formulation.
This discerning new edition will be an ideal read for all students and researchers in environmental law and governance. Furthermore, it will be essential reading and a valuable resource for policymakers, legal drafters and those wanting to understand the foundations of the modern environmental legal system.
Perceptive contributions examine the emerging roles played by a range of concepts, values and objectives in environmental governance. The nature of these emerging concepts and their relationship with traditional rights and duties, which are typically reactive in nature, is of particular significance. New and revised chapters thoroughly examine the concepts at the heart of environmental law including sustainability, protection and climate change law. This second edition further illuminates key aspects of environmental governance through the lens of their underlying dimensions: the form, structure and language of international, regional and national instruments; the function of norms, objectives and standards; and the relevance of economic analysis and of integrated policy formulation.
This discerning new edition will be an ideal read for all students and researchers in environmental law and governance. Furthermore, it will be essential reading and a valuable resource for policymakers, legal drafters and those wanting to understand the foundations of the modern environmental legal system.
Contributors
Contributors: Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Klaus Bosselmann, Nicholas Bryner, Peter Burdon, Michael Faure, Douglas Fisher, Elizabeth Fisher, Anna Grear, David Grinlinton, Jørgen K. Knudsen, Louis Kotzé, William M. Lafferty, Benoit Mayer, Chris McGrath, Brian J. Preston, Seita Romppanen, Eloise Scotford, Niko Soininen, Caiphas Soyapi, Tim Stephens, Prue Taylor, Anastasia Telesetsky, Jonathan Verschuuren, Annecoos Wiersema, Claire Williams
Contents
Contents:
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 The jurisprudential structure of environmental law 2
Douglas Fisher
2 A normative approach to environmental governance: sustainability at
the apex of environmental law 23
Klaus Bosselmann
3 From protection to restoration: a challenge for environmental governance 45
Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Anastasia Telesetsky
4 Transnational environmental law: the birth of a contemporary analytical
perspective 71
Caiphas B. Soyapi and Louis Kotzé
5 Economic approaches to environmental governance: a principled analysis 94
Michael Faure
6 Human rights and the environment: a tale of ambivalence and hope 123
Anna Grear
7 A constitutional human right to a healthy environment 141
Nicholas Bryner
8 Rights of nature: a critique 164
Peter Burdon and Claire Williams
PART II THE DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL LAW REGIME
9 The development of international environmental law by the
International Court of Justice 184
Tim Stephens
10 The relative normativity of international environmental law 205
Niko Soininen and Seita Romppanen
11 The principle of sustainable development as a legal norm 228
Jonathan Verschuuren
12 The concept of the common heritage of mankind 252
Prue Taylor
PART III CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
13 Environmental policy integration: the importance of balance and trade-offs 277
Jørgen K. Knudsen and William M. Lafferty
14 The role played by policy objectives in environmental law 301
Chris McGrath
15 The functions of rights of property in environmental law 318
David Grinlinton
16 Environmental impact assessment: ‘setting the law ablaze’ 339
Elizabeth Fisher
17 The precautionary principle in environmental governance 361
Annecoos Wiersema
18 The status of environmental principles in environmental law 381
Eloise Scotford
19 The conceptual foundations of climate change law 406
Benoit Mayer
20 The judicial development of ecologically sustainable development 427
Brian J. Preston
Index
PART I INTRODUCTION
1 The jurisprudential structure of environmental law 2
Douglas Fisher
2 A normative approach to environmental governance: sustainability at
the apex of environmental law 23
Klaus Bosselmann
3 From protection to restoration: a challenge for environmental governance 45
Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Anastasia Telesetsky
4 Transnational environmental law: the birth of a contemporary analytical
perspective 71
Caiphas B. Soyapi and Louis Kotzé
5 Economic approaches to environmental governance: a principled analysis 94
Michael Faure
6 Human rights and the environment: a tale of ambivalence and hope 123
Anna Grear
7 A constitutional human right to a healthy environment 141
Nicholas Bryner
8 Rights of nature: a critique 164
Peter Burdon and Claire Williams
PART II THE DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL LAW REGIME
9 The development of international environmental law by the
International Court of Justice 184
Tim Stephens
10 The relative normativity of international environmental law 205
Niko Soininen and Seita Romppanen
11 The principle of sustainable development as a legal norm 228
Jonathan Verschuuren
12 The concept of the common heritage of mankind 252
Prue Taylor
PART III CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO THE ACHIEVEMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
13 Environmental policy integration: the importance of balance and trade-offs 277
Jørgen K. Knudsen and William M. Lafferty
14 The role played by policy objectives in environmental law 301
Chris McGrath
15 The functions of rights of property in environmental law 318
David Grinlinton
16 Environmental impact assessment: ‘setting the law ablaze’ 339
Elizabeth Fisher
17 The precautionary principle in environmental governance 361
Annecoos Wiersema
18 The status of environmental principles in environmental law 381
Eloise Scotford
19 The conceptual foundations of climate change law 406
Benoit Mayer
20 The judicial development of ecologically sustainable development 427
Brian J. Preston
Index
