Advanced Introduction to International Environmental Law - Couverture souple

Hey, Ellen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781954577 ISBN 13 : 9781781954577

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars.

This accessible and concise introduction provides a salient overview of contemporary international environmental law as well as a critical assessment of the controversies that arise when trying to achieve environmental protection through international law.

Covering the origins, content, institutional structure and accountability mechanisms of international environmental law, in their social-economic and political context, Ellen Hey discusses substantive and procedural fairness, thus exploring questions of distributive justice, accountability and legitimacy. Providing an invaluable entry point to this complex area of the law, this book enables a rapid understanding of the core principles of this multi-faceted topic.

Key features include:

• Concise and compact overview
• Discusses contemporary developments
• Examines IEL's relationship to other areas of international law
• Considers the social-economic context.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Ellen Hey, Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781954577
• ISBN 13: 9781781954577
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible