基本説明
Details varirous sources of environmental law, including international law, EU law and UK domestic law.
Full Description
This acclaimed work provides detailed and authoritative coverage of all the principal areas of environmental law in a single volume, including all relevant EU legislation and its implications in the UK. The new edition has been substantially revised to reflect the rapid development of this area of law and now includes:* Discussion of the functions and powers of the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency* Increased coverage of Scotland and Northern Ireland* New chapters on economic instruments, climate change, human rights and the contaminated land regime* Coverage of recent developments in the areas of environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental assessment, integrated pollution prevention and control, waste, access to information, genetically modified organisms and pesticides legislation
Contents
Sources of Environmental Law; Environmental Regulators and their Enforcement Powers; Criminal Prosecutions and Sentencing; Civil Liabilities in the Context of Environmental Damage; The Environmental Liability Directive; Public Accountability: Public Law, Public Participation and Access to Information; Climate Change; The Planning System and Environmental Protection; Environmental Impact Assessment; Nature Conservation; The Water Framework Directive and Water Pollution; Water Abstraction; Land Drainage, Flood Defence and Coast Protection; Environmental Permitting: The New Regime IPPC and Air; Waste; Contaminated Land; Statutory Nuisance and Noise; Chemicals and Pesticides; GMOs; Nuclear; Environmental Issues in Transactions; Insurance.
