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Book SynopsisThis book examines the development of environmental law in the period since the ground-breaking 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development or âEarth Summitâ in Rio de Janeiro.
Trade ReviewThe Rio Conference on Environment and Development in 1992 was a watershed in environmental law and sustainable development. It unleashed hopes and expectations particularly for the developing countries and the poor and disadvantaged in the global community. The editors have admirably, through a galaxy of leading and eminent intellectuals from the North and the South, analysed the promise of Rio and its impact in the last two decades. It is a remarkable balance sheet of success and failure, of achievements and disappointments. The narrative is compelling and gripping. A must-read for courses in environmental law and policy. --Parvez Hassan, Former Chair, IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, 1990-1996, President, Pakistan Environment Law Association
This volume is a timely addition which provides a review of the shortcomings of some crucial aspects of environmental law and policy, from which there are lessons to be learned. Environmental law specialists from universities around the world have contributed to this exceptional book. It offers valuable and wide-ranging insights and is highly recommended reading. --Nikita Lopoukhine, Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Environmental Law and Sustainability after Rio Jamie Benidickson, Ben Boer, Antonio Herman Benjamin and Karen Morrow PART I: HISTORY, PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABILITY 2. Reflecting on Rio: Environmental Law in the Coming Decades Nicholas A. Robinson 3. Capacity Building in Environmental Law in African Universities Charles Odidi Okidi 4. Local Agenda 21: A Rights-based Approach to Local Environmental Governance Anél du Plessis 5. Brazilian ‘Socioambientalismo’ and Environmental Justice Fernanda de Salles Cavedon and Ricardo Stanziola Vieira 6. Risk Society and the Precautionary Principle Miriam Alfie Cohen and Adrián de Garay Sánchez 7. Measuring the Environment through Public Procurement Nicola Lugaresi PART II: ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS, ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND LIABILITY ISSUES 8. A Sustainable and Equitable Legal Order Werner Scholtz 9. The Courts and Public Participation in Environmental Decision- making Karen Morrow 10. Enchanced Access to Environmental Justice in Kenya Robert Kibugi 11. Towards a New Theory of Environmental Liability Without Proof of Damage José Juan González 12. Diffuse Damages in Environmental Torts in Brazil Arlindo Daibert PART III: NATURAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABILITY 13. Transboundary Aquifers: Towards Substantive and Process Reform in Treaty-making Joseph W. Dellapenna and Flavia Rocha Loures 14. Achieving Sustainability: Plant Breeders’ and Farmers’ Rights Mekete Bekele Tekle PART IV: ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY 15. International Law and Sustainable Energy: A Portrait of Failure David Hodas 16. Cross-border Gas Pipelines and Sustainability in Southern Africa Willemien du Plessis 17. Is EU Climate Change Policy Legally Robust? Javier de Cendra de Larragán 18. Combating Climate Change in Uganda Emmanuel Kasimbazi PART V: NATURE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY 19. Contractual Tools for Implementing the CBD in South Africa Alexander Paterson 20. Mangrove Swamps and Sustainability Marcelo Nogueira Camargos and Solange Teles da Silva 21. The Amazonian Treaty and Harmonisation of Environmental Legislation José Augusto Fontoura Costa, Solange Teles da Silva and Fernanda Sola Index
