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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘This book is situated at the fascinating and insufficiently explored interface between EU and international environmental law. More specifically, in light of the EU’s legal framework, it considers how the EU may or may not use compliance mechanisms established by international agreements to further its environmental objectives. Rich in examples, context and doctrinal analysis, this book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the relationship between EU and public international law.’ -- Joanne Scott, European University Institute
‘Through the lens of compliance mechanisms, this topical book thoroughly analyses the tension between the EU’s brief to internationalise its environmental action and the boundaries set by EU law itself. It offers an original perspective on how the EU needs to find ways to square international environmental action and its claim to autonomy.’ -- Ramses A. Wessel, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Setting the scene: rising tensions in the EU’s external environmental action 2. Global environmental pressures, the EU and effective environmental treaties 3. Compliance mechanisms and their contribution to effective environmental treaties 4. Establishing compliance mechanisms and working with EU law boundaries 5. Participating in compliance mechanisms and relying on EU law principles 6. Deciding under compliance mechanisms and making it matter for EU law 7. Final reflections and conclusions: multilateral compliance mechanisms as part of EU environmental law Annex: The EU’s environmental treaties with compliance mechanisms Bibliography Index
