International Environmental Disputes: A Reference Handbook

✍ Scribed by Aaron Schwabach

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 358
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

International Environmental Disputes is a thought-provoking examination of the world's most pressing environmental problems and the attempts to remedy them through international law. From the dumping of ash in the Danube and the disposal of waste in western Africa to the effects of the Everglades sugar industry, the work explores such topics as the role of the United Nations, the debate over sustainable development, environmental ethics, biopiracy, and radioactive material in space satellites.The book covers issues such as treaties on the ozone layer, global climate change, and the Kyoto protocol. A chapter devoted to the United States discusses the international environmental impact of its economy. Biographical sketches introduce readers to a diverse cast of characters including a New Guinea tribal elder and a Japanese TV personality.

✦ Table of Contents

International Environmental Disputes: A Reference Handbook......Page 2
Contents......Page 10
Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 14
1
International Environmental
Law in Context......Page 18
2
Problems, Controversies,
and Solutions......Page 66
3
Special Issues
for the United States......Page 122
4
Chronology......Page 152
5
Biographical Sketches......Page 174
6
Treaties, Cases, Reports,
and Other Documents......Page 202
7
Directory of Organizations,
Associations, and Agencies......Page 268
8
Selected Print
and Nonprint Resources......Page 290
Index......Page 336
About the Author......Page 358