International environmental law

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As conservation of the environment plays an increasingly important role within society, Birnie, Boyle, and Redgwell's International Law and the Environment continues to be an essential read for students and practitioners alike. Learn More

This Handbook is a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field of international environmental law, with contributions from leading scholars in the discipline. It is an essential reference text for all students, researchers, and practitioners engaged with environmental issues at the international level. Learn More

This book explores how trade and investment agreements can be used to promote sustainable development, including examples of innovative measures which have been adopted by States in regional and bilateral agreements. It looks at how international trade and investment law can contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Learn More

This book explores the role played by international courts and tribunals in the development of global regulatory standards. Focusing on regulatory coherence, due regard for the rights of others, and due diligence in the prevention of harm, the book considers how such standards represent a new relationship between domestic and international law. Learn More

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This book provides a thorough assessment of the protection, management, and uses of fresh water under international law. It explores international, regional, and national regulatory frameworks, and looks at how diverse areas of law connect and adapt to one another to make up the international legal regime regulating fresh water. Learn More

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the content, scope, and function of due diligence across various areas of international law. Looking at current tendancies towards proceduralisation and more proactive risk management, it reveals the promises and limits of due diligence as a concept for enhancing accountability and compliance. Learn More

This fully updated second edition of Corporate Accountability in International Environmental Law examines systematically all international sources of corporate accountability standards with specific reference to environmental protection, and elaborates on their theoretical and practical implications for international environmental law. Learn More

Exceptions to international obligations can be expressed in several ways and be of fundamental practical importance. Bringing together legal philosophers and scholars of international law, this volume provides theoretical frameworks for the understanding of such exceptions and their application in specific areas of international law. Learn More

This book discusses under what conditions states can take unilateral action to promote the interests of the international community. It puts forward an argument in favour of unilateral action in the common interest, but suggests a number of restraining techniques to limit its intrusiveness. Learn More

Energy justice is increasingly a purposive element of energy law and regulation. This collection explores how laws are constructed and how they could be applied in future to support an international transition in energy regulation in response to the challenges of climate change, whilst ensuring that energy is made available to all. Learn More