Compliance and Enforcement in Environmental Law

Toward More Effective Implementation

Lee Paddock, Du Qun, Louis J. Kotzé, David L. Markell, Kenneth J. Markowitz (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

712 Seiten

2011
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84844-831-5 (ISBN)

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Compliance and enforcement are critical elements of assuring that international environmental treaties and domestic environmental laws actually produce desired environmental outcomes. This timely work provides a comprehensive worldwide perspective on how to assure compliance with and enforcement of environmental laws more effectively.

Bringing together both leading academics and environmental professionals from 15 countries, the book addresses a range of key issues including the enforcement of multilateral agreements, compliance strategies and tools, the role of courts and citizens, protection of natural resources, and compliance issues related to economic instruments.

This comprehensive resource will strongly appeal to environmental enforcement professionals working for governments or international organizations, who are seeking new ideas for compliance and enforcement programs. Academics researching environmental law and international affairs will also find this book valuable.

Edited by Lee Paddock, Distinguished Professorial Lecturer in Environmental Law, The George Washington University Law School and Managing Director, International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, Environmental Law Institute, US, Du Qun, Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, China, Louis J. Kotzé, Research Professor, North-West University, South Africa and Senior Professorial Fellow in Earth System Law, University of Lincoln, UK, Kenneth J. Markowitz, Akin Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, US and Durwood Zaelke, founder and President, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD), US

Contents:

Introduction
Sheila Abed

PART I: COMPLIANCE WITH MULTI-LATERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS
1. Interlinkages between Multi-Lateral Environmental Agreements: International Compliance Cooperation
Gregory Rose

2. Compliance and Enforcement of International Environmental Conventions in Australia
Zada Lipman

3. The Environmental Jurisprudence of International Tribunals: Does Sustainability Make a Difference?
Klaus Bosselmann

4. Giving the Public a Voice in MEA Compliance Mechanisms
Svitlana Kravchenko

5. Enforcing International Environmental Law through Domestic Law Mechanisms in the United States: Civil Society Initiatives Against Global Warming
Linda A. Malone

PART II: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY
6. Doing What’s Important: Setting Priorities for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Programs
Michael M. Stahl

PART III: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT TOOLS
7. Organizational Liability for Environmental Crimes in Civil and Common Law Systems
Jeffrey G. Miller and Caroline Justice

8. Federal Civil Environmental Enforcement in the United States: Process, Players, and Priorities
John C. Cruden and Bruce S. Gelber

9. Does Self-Policing Improve Environmental Compliance?
Paul B. Stretesky and Michael J. Lynch

10. Solution to Compensation for Transboundary Pollution Damage: A Case Study on the Songhua River Pollution Accident
Wang Xi, Yang Huaguo and Fu Lu

11. Driving Compliance to and Enforcement of South African Legislation by Means of a Hybrid of ‘New’ Environmental Governance Instruments
Willemien du Plessis and Johan Nel

PART IV: ROLE OF THE COURTS
12. Lowering Barriers to Judicial Enforcement: Civil Procedure and Environmental Ethics
Heather McLeod-Kilmurray

13. Principled Sentencing for Environmental Offences
Brian J. Preston

PART V: ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
14. Improving Environmental Protection in China: The Role of Green GDP in Encouraging Local Government Heads to Implement Environmental Law
Na Li

15. Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Measures: Opportunities and Challenges of Local Authorities in South Africa
Anél du Plessis

PART VI: ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS
16. The Enforcement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in Europe: Reliability Ensured?
Marjan Peeters

17. Globalization and the Evolution of Environmental Governance in China’s Socialist Market Economy
Kishan Khoday

PART VII: RESOURCE PROTECTION
18. Enforcement Against Illegal Logging in the Brazilian Amazon
Brenda Brito and Paulo Barreto

19. Judicial Enforcement of Liabilities and Responsibilities for Pollution Prevention and Remediation: No more ‘Business as Usual’ for South African Mines
Louis J. Kotzé

20. Legislation for Sustainable Forest Management in the Central African Sub-Region: What Prospects for Effective Implementation?
Christopher F. Tamasang

21. An Assessment of Marine Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in the Pacific Islands Region
Pio E. Manoa and Yoli Tomtavala

22. The Recognition and Enforcement of Indigenous Customary Law in Environmental Regimes and Natural Resource Management
Donna Craig and Michael I. Jeffery

PART VIII: CITIZEN SUITS AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
23. Public Interest Litigation as a Mechanism for Enforcing Environmental Rights and Duties in Uganda
Emmanuel Kasimbazi

22. Legislation, Citizens’ Rights, and the Self-Determination of a Developing Country: A Papua New Guinean Case Study
Mary A. Kaidonis and Natalie P. Stoianoff

23. Environmental Public Participation in China: A New Force for Environmental Law Compliance and Enforcement?
Qun Du

24. The Role of Local Communities in Environmental and Natural Resources Management: The Case of Kenya
Albert Mumma

PART IX: CORPORATE REPORTING
25. Compliance and Enforcement Related to Mandatory Corporate Reporting Requirements: Is There a Future?
Karen Bubna-Litic

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.4.2011
Reihe/Serie	The IUCN Academy of Environmental Law series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
ISBN-10	1-84844-831-7 / 1848448317
ISBN-13	978-1-84844-831-5 / 9781848448315
Zustand	Neuware