Description
In countless ways we are affected by international environmental norms: some social, others legal; some quite general, others very specific. For example, the norms limiting the refrigerants used in air conditioners have been agreed upon in legal form internationally, and are mandated and enforced by national governments. The sustainable fishery and forestry standards used by Carrefour and Ikea were developed more informally by environmental groups and businesses, and are applied to producers through supply-chain contracts, without any government involvement. The reluctance to eat tuna fish or own elephant ivory reflects more general social norms, disseminated through education and culture.How and why do these norms arise? In what ways do they affect behavior? Do they change what states and individuals actually do and, if so, why? How effective are they in solving international environmental problems? In the second edition of The Art and Craft of International Environmental Law, Daniel Bodansky and Harro van Asselt explore these and other questions.Revisions cover the numerous developments spanning the 13 years since the first edition was published. New chapters address the growing role of environmental NGOs and the increasingly complex architecture of environmental law involving multiple institutions, levels of governance, and actors. Recent research has been incorporated on treaty design and policy implementation and effectiveness, and greater attention has been given to the role of the judiciary in standard-setting, implementation, and enforcement.A sophisticated yet highly readable introduction to how international environmental law works (and sometimes doesn't work), this book is essential reading for a wide audience.
Table of Contents
List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes page --?Abbreviations page --?Treaties and Other International Instruments page --?International Cases page --?National Cases page --?CHAPTER 1What is International Environmental Law? page --?CHAPTER 2How We Got Here: A Brief History page --?CHAPTER 3Diagnosing the Causes of Environmental Problems page --?CHAPTER 4Prescribing the Cure: Environmental Policy 101 page --?CHAPTER 5Varieties of Environmental Norms page --?CHAPTER 6Who's Who in the Legal Process: Governmental and Intergovernmental Actors page --?CHAPTER 7Who's Who in the Legal Process: Actors beyond the State page --?CHAPTER 8The Architecture of International Environmental Law page --?CHAPTER 9Negotiated Agreements page --?CHAPTER 10Customary (and Not So Customary) Norms page --?CHAPTER 11How and Why Do States Implement Their Commitments? page --?CHAPTER 12International Carrots and Sticks page --?CHAPTER 13Is International Environmental Law Effective? page --?CHAPTER 14Conclusion: Taking Stock page --?
