ASEAN Environmental Law, Policy and Governance: Selected Documents (Volume I)

By Kheng Lian Koh

ASEAN Environmental Law, Policy and Governance: Selected Documents, in two volumes, contains a judicious compilation of relevant ASEAN environmental instruments. These documents deal with ASEAN's progressive development of environmental law, policy and governance. Volume I consists of two parts. Part I -- ';Setting the Stage for ASEAN Environmental Cooperation, Harmonization and Integration'; -- contains documents which are directly or indirectly related to various aspects of the environment, including their potential impact. The scope of environmental law is wide-ranging and its interrelationship straddles the three mutually reinforcing ASEAN pillars, namely, security, economic and socio-cultural. Part II deals with the ';General Legal Frameworks on the Environment';. It is subdivided into (A) Programmes, Strategies, Plans of Action and Blueprints; and (B) Declarations, Resolutions and Accord.The forthcoming Volume II will deal with key sectoral areas including nature conservation and biodiversity; water resources management; animal and human health; climate change and energy; transboundary pollution; and disaster management and emergency response.The book will be of interest to all ASEAN government officials, diplomats and its peoples; ASEAN dialogue partners; entities associated with ASEAN; comparative environmental lawyers and every ASEAN watcher.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814261181
• ISBN13: 9789814261180
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.8" x 9.8"