Global governance of the environment [electronic resource] : environmental principles and change in international law and politics / Afshin Akhtarkhavari.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2010Description: 1 online resource (xx, 287 p.) : illISBN: 9781849804875 (e-book)Subject(s): Environmental law, International | Environmental policy -- International cooperation | Social learningGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 346.046 LOC classification: K3585 | .A353 2010Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-282) and index.
Introduction -- Social learning at the international level -- Environmental principles as abstract or open-textured norms -- Abstract and open-texted norms and social learning -- The function and role of environmental principles -- Power, environmental principles and the International Court of Justice -- The global compact, environmental principles and culture -- Arguments, bargains and the disposal of carbon dioxide at sea -- Global governance of the environment : the role and function of environmental principles in changing international law and politics.
This timely book examines the role of environmental principles in changing international environmental law and politics, and argues for the importance of integrating environmental principles in the global governance of the environment.
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