The Global Environment and International Law

by Joseph F.C. DiMento

2004 -- A Choice Outstanding Academic Book

International law has become the key arena for protecting the global environment. Since the 1970s, literally hundreds of international treaties, protocols, conventions, and rules under customary law have been enacted to deal with such problems as global warming, biodiversity loss, and toxic pollution. Proponents of the legal approach to environmental protection have already achieved significant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292716249
• ISBN13: 9780292716247
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 265 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"