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Biodiversity and international law
Bilderbeek Simons
Biodiversity and international law - Oxford I O S Press 1992 - 213p v
Table of contents
Part 1 International environment law and the preservation of biodiversity: cultural diversity and biological diversity; global strategies for the preservation of biodiversity; elements of a global strategy for the preservation of biodiversity;
the capacity of developing countries to preserve biodiversity; legal mechanisms for financial support for biodiversity conservation;
economic sanctions for environmental destruction;
a legal framework for a global biodiversity strategy;
a global convention for the preservation of biodiversity;
what kind of convention?;
the most important elements of a biodiversity convention;
Part 2 The effectiveness of international environmental law: necessary developments in the international environmental law system;
the principle of national sovereignty;
customary law and general principles of law with relevance for biodiversity;
the common heritage principle and the world heritage principle;
the human right to a clean environment;
international crimes against the environment in general and biodiversity in particular;
the status of customary international law;
an environmental covenant;
the enforcement of international environmental law in general;
the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms in existing legal instruments for the preservation of biodiversity;
Part 3 Institutional change and the effectiveness of international law: institutional change;
institutional change and the settlement of disputes; regional institutions;
Part 4 The role of NGOs in the effectiveness of international environmental law: the role of NGOs in the development of international environmental law;
the role of NGOs in international procedures for the enforcement of international law;
the role of national courts in the enforcement of international environmental law; NGOs and legal standing;
Part 5 The Hague recommenations on international environmental law.
9789051990676
1. Environmental Law - International2. Nature Conservation - Law & Legislation3. Biodiversity - Law & Legislation
341.762000 / BIL
Biodiversity and international law - Oxford I O S Press 1992 - 213p v
Table of contents
Part 1 International environment law and the preservation of biodiversity: cultural diversity and biological diversity; global strategies for the preservation of biodiversity; elements of a global strategy for the preservation of biodiversity;
the capacity of developing countries to preserve biodiversity; legal mechanisms for financial support for biodiversity conservation;
economic sanctions for environmental destruction;
a legal framework for a global biodiversity strategy;
a global convention for the preservation of biodiversity;
what kind of convention?;
the most important elements of a biodiversity convention;
Part 2 The effectiveness of international environmental law: necessary developments in the international environmental law system;
the principle of national sovereignty;
customary law and general principles of law with relevance for biodiversity;
the common heritage principle and the world heritage principle;
the human right to a clean environment;
international crimes against the environment in general and biodiversity in particular;
the status of customary international law;
an environmental covenant;
the enforcement of international environmental law in general;
the effectiveness of enforcement mechanisms in existing legal instruments for the preservation of biodiversity;
Part 3 Institutional change and the effectiveness of international law: institutional change;
institutional change and the settlement of disputes; regional institutions;
Part 4 The role of NGOs in the effectiveness of international environmental law: the role of NGOs in the development of international environmental law;
the role of NGOs in international procedures for the enforcement of international law;
the role of national courts in the enforcement of international environmental law; NGOs and legal standing;
Part 5 The Hague recommenations on international environmental law.
9789051990676
1. Environmental Law - International2. Nature Conservation - Law & Legislation3. Biodiversity - Law & Legislation
341.762000 / BIL