International environmental law and the Global South /:

"The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is among the most pressing issues confronting the international community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat environmental problems, conflicts between rich and poor nations (the North-South divide) have...

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Weitere Verfasser: Alam, Shawkat (HerausgeberIn), Atapattu, Sumudu A. (HerausgeberIn), Gonzalez, Carmen G., 1962- (HerausgeberIn), Razzaque, Jona (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
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Zusammenfassung:"The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is among the most pressing issues confronting the international community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat environmental problems, conflicts between rich and poor nations (the North-South divide) have compromised international environmental law, leading to deadlocks in environmental treaty negotiations and noncompliance with existing agreements. This volume examines both the historical origins of the North-South divide in European colonialism as well as its contemporary manifestations in a range of issues including food justice, energy justice, indigenous rights, trade, investment, extractive industries, human rights, land grabs, hazardous waste, and climate change. Born out of the recognition that global inequality and profligate consumerism present threats to a sustainable planet, this book makes a unique contribution to international environmental law by emphasizing the priorities and perspectives of the global South"--
Beschreibung:Includes index.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xxiv, 631 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781316358115
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9781107295414
1107295416
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9781316357118
9781316363515
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9781316361511
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9781316362518

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