Synopses & Reviews
This dynamic casebook takes an interdisciplinary approach in an analytical framework that can be applied to any international environmental legal problem. By studying both legal and non-legal issues, students gain a full and meaningful understanding of global problems and their legal solutions.The book leads students from fundamental issues to sophisticated applications in four main parts:
- The Nature of International Environmental Issues
- Pollution Control
- Natural Resource Management
- Trade and FinanceThe authors use a skillful blend of material to capture and hold student interest, including:
- detailed case studies that explore international environmental norms
- exercises which make students apply specific legal rules to real-world cases
- careful analysis of four principal cases: Trail Smelter; Corfu Channel; Lac Lanous; and Nuclear Weapons Testing
- appendixes on researching international environmental law, international organizations, and general steps in formulating multilateral agreementsFor an in-depth review of international environmental law from a global perspective, review International Environmental Law and Policy before your next course.