Regional Environmental Law

Transregional Comparative Lessons in Pursuit of Sustainable Development

Werner Scholtz, Jonathan Verschuuren (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

464 Seiten

2015
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78195-177-4 (ISBN)

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This perceptive work presents a unique comparative legal analysis, ascertaining how regional environmental law can contribute to the prevailing pursuit of global sustainable development. The book provides an introduction to and analysis of the environmental law adhered to by each regional organization in an accessible and discerning discussion.Regional Environmental Law analyzes the manner in which four distinct regional organizations the European Union (EU), Organization of American States (OAS), Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the African Union (AU) facilitate cooperation concerning regional environmental law in order to promote sustainable development. The fundamental environmental issues that require regional cooperation are considered: human rights and the environment, climate change and shared watercourses. Leading scholars critically analyze how states may pool sovereignty, pursuant to finding solutions to these salient environmental problems. The book puts forward conclusive thoughts about how to work towards the sustainable development agenda through both specific regional action and collaborative efforts.

Researchers and students interested in international and environmental law will benefit from the comparative analysis of the respective regional organisations and their contribution to the sustainable development commitment. Practitioners and policy makers will find practical insight from the conclusions drawn.

Contributors: M. Barnard, L. Bhullar, B. Boer, J.T. Calasans, J. de Cendra de Larragán, C.S. de Windt, B. Garcia, K. Kheng-Lian, L. Krämer, W.D. Lubbe, O. McIntyre, A. Meijknecht, M.A. Orellana, D.M. Pallangyo, W. Scholtz, H. Strydom, J. Verschuuren

Edited by Werner Scholtz, Professor of Global Environmental Law, Head of School, Southampton Law School, University of Southampton, UK and Jonathan Verschuuren, Professor of International and European Environmental Law, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

Contents:

1. Introduction
Werner Scholtz and Jonathan Verschuuren

PART ITHE AFRICAN UNION (AU)
2. Introduction to Regional Environmental Law of the African Union
Hennie Strydom

3. Africa and Climate Change: Legal Perspectives from the AU
Daniel M. Pallangyo and Werner Scholtz

4. Sustainable Development of SADC’s Watercourses: The IncoMaputo River Basin Agreement of 2002
Michelle Barnard and Willem Daniël Lubbe

5. Human Rights and the Environment in the African Union Context
Werner Scholtz

PART IITHE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)
6. Introduction to Environmental Law in the Americas
Claudia S. de Windt and Marcos A. Orellana

7. The Contribution of the Inter-American Human Rights System to Sustainable Development
Anna Meijknecht

8. Sustainable Water Resource Management and the Amazon Basin
Beatriz Garcia and Jorge Thierry Calasans

PART III ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN)
9. Introduction to ASEAN Regional Environmental Law
Ben Boer

10. ASEAN: The Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and the Environment, 2007 and Beyond
Koh Kheng-Lian and Lovleen Bhullar

PART IVEUROPEAN UNION (EU) LAW
11. Introduction to European Union Environmental Law
Ludwig Krämer

12. EU Climate Change Law: A Credible Example?
Javier de Cendra de Larragán

13. Contribution of the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights to Sustainable Development in Europe
Jonathan Verschuuren

14. A Comparative Analysis of the Legal Frameworks that Govern Europe’s Transboundary Waters
Owen McIntyre

Index

Reihe/Serie	New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
ISBN-10	1-78195-177-2 / 1781951772
ISBN-13	978-1-78195-177-4 / 9781781951774
Zustand	Neuware