Download or read book Liability for Damage to Public Natural Resources Standing Damage and Damage Assessment written by Edward Brans and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2001-10-17 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on liability for damage to those natural resources that are of interest to the public and are protected by national, European or international law. It provides an overview of the law of the United States and of certain EU Member States on the recovery of damages for injury to natural resources. The international civil liability conventions that cover environmental harm and the recently published European Commission's White Paper on environmental liability are also discussed. The on-going development in various international forums of treaties or protocols dealing with liability for environmental damage are analyzed, as are the principles developed by the UNEP Working Group established in response to the 1990 Gulf War to advise the UNCC on claims for damage to natural resources. The book addresses assessment and valuation issues, the issue of standing in cases of injury to (un)owned natural resources, and the determination of ways to repair, restore and compensate for natural resource injuries and the associated loss of ecological and human services. It also explains why such a difference exists between the US and most European jurisdictions and inter-national liability conventions as to the recovery of damages for injury to natural resources.

Download or read book International Documents on Environmental Liability written by Hannes Descamps and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-26 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Documents on Environmental Liability brings together 30 official full-text documents in the field of international environmental liability into an easily accessible, practical handbook; details the work of the International Law Commission on this topic; and provides the latest versions of international liability conventions and their statuses – including the latest on: (1) 2003 UNECE Kyiv Liability Protocol; (2) 2004 EC Directive on Environmental Liability; (3) 2005 Antartica Liability Annex. The authors’ combined capacity as an academic, policy advisor, and practitioner have helped bring forth a publication that reflects their experience of being involved in the development, negotiations and implementation of environmental liability regimes at both an international and European level.

Download or read book Responsibility and Liability in the Context of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes by Sea written by Jan Albers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term “hazardous wastes” covers a wide range of disused products and production wastes generated not only in industrial sectors, but also in all areas of everyday life. Hazardous wastes are to a large extent shipped by sea to third countries for recycling or disposal. While the procedural requirements for such movements are laid out in the 1989 Basel Convention, explicit rules of responsibility and liability for resulting damages are neither provided by the Basel Convention nor by other international conventions. The Liability Protocol to the Basel Convention of 1999 has not yet entered into force. This book examines the existing rules of responsibility and liability applying to States and private persons and outlines the conditions under which liability may be incurred. Subsequently, the advantages and shortcomings of the 1999 Liability Protocol are analyzed. Although this Protocol faces substantial political headwind, from a legal perspective it includes principally useful and reasonable approaches and should therefore be ratified.

Download or read book Principles of International Environmental Law written by Philippe Sands and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-09 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Philippe Sand's leading textbook on international environmental law provides a clear and authoritative introduction to the subject, revised to December 2002. It considers relevant new topics, including the Kyoto Protocol, genetically modified organisms, oil pollution, chemicals etc. and will remain the most comprehensive account of the principles and rules relating to environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources. In addition to the key material from the 1992 Rio Declaration and subsequent developments, Sands also covers topics including the legal and institutional framework, the field's historic development and standards for general application. This will continue to be an invaluable resource for both students and practitioners alike.

Download or read book The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Sea written by Meltem Deniz Güner-Özbek and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-09 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever-increasing numbers of dangerous goods are carried by sea today. Worldwide concern with the risk posed by this increased frequency has led to the adoption of international technical standards to promote maritime safety and the insertion of special provisions in the carriage contracts. Moreover, growing environmental awareness and concern with the economic cost implications of maritime casualties have given rise to the regulation of liability and compensation.

Download or read book The Law of Environmental Damage written by Larsson and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-20 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its starting point within international law, throughout its progression from regional to national law, The Law of Environmental Damage combines the disciplines of environmental law, liability law and insurance in its analysis of the development of reparative environmental law. In the model adopted, three generations of reparative schemes are identified, based on civil liability or administrative liability or self-taken measures from the area of insurance. The analysis applied is based on factors of standard and designation of liability, as well as the definition and assessment of environmental damage. Issues such as environmental lender liability and damage to public natural resources are highlighted. The results of the study are evaluated within the framework of a theory of environmental efficiency; among other factors, the reparative effect of liability rules is discussed.

Download or read book Compensation for Environmental Damages Under International Law written by Tarcísio Hardman Reis and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At present there is no clear model under international law with which to determine compensation for environmental damage. After showing that no existing standard of compensation defined by the theory and practice of international law is adequate to cover all cases involving environmental damages - and that such a broad standard or set of standards may in fact be ultimately unachievable - the author of this important book develops a 'fair compensation' regime from an analysis of existing international dispute adjudication mechanisms, and presents this model as the best possible current approach to the conciliation of international responsibility and environmental interests.

Download or read book Environmental Damage in International and Comparative Law written by Michael Bowman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers the problems of defining and valuing "environmental damage" from the perspective of international and comparative law. The need for a broad and systematic evaluation of this issue is illustrated by the number of topics presently on the international law-making agenda to which it is relevant, including the UN Compensation Commission's decisions on compensation for environmental losses suffered by Kuwait in the Gulf War, nuclear and oil pollution liability regimes, the development of an environmental liability protocol to the Antarctic Treaty and other agreements on bio-safety and genetically modified organisms. It is thus an important element in contemporary efforts to strengthen legal remedies for environmental harm which does not necessarily come within traditional categories of legally protected personal or property rights.

Download or read book Liability for Transboundary Pollution at the Intersection of Public and Private International Law written by Guillaume Laganière and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on how public and private international law address civil liability for transboundary pollution. In public international law, civil liability treaties promote the implementation of minimum procedural standards in domestic tort law. This approach implicitly relies on private international law to facilitate civil litigation against transboundary polluters. Yet this connection remains poorly understood. Filling the gap, this book engages in a meaningful dialogue between the two areas and explores how domestic private international law can reflect the policies developed in international environmental law. It begins with an investigation of civil liability in international environmental law. It then identifies preferable rules of civil jurisdiction, foreign judgments and choice of law for environmental damage, using Canadian private international law as a case study and making extensive references to European law. Liability for transboundary pollution is a contentious issue of the law, both in scholarship and practice: international lawyers both private and public as well as environmental lawyers will welcome this important work.

Download or read book Yearbook of International Co operation on Environment and Development 1999 2000 written by Helge Ole Bergesen and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eighth annual edition analyzes the international community's position on specific environment and development problems, the main obstacles to effective international solutions, and how to overcome them. It assesses both the achievements and shortcomings of co-operation, distinguishing between the rhetoric and the reality of environmental world politics.

Download or read book Accountability and Corporate Human Rights Violations in Tort and International Law written by Emmanuel K. Nartey and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume identifies a coherent legal principle in order to establish a novel duty of care for corporate human rights violations and environmental damages. It examines whether tort and civil law offer better accountability and remedies for victims of corporate human rights abuses, and carries out an in-depth and critical analysis of the concept of corporate accountability. Moreover, a fundamental part of this book is devoted to examining the extent to which international criminal law influences international human rights law in its use of tort law and civil law remedies. Finally, the book sets out a theoretical mechanism for duty of care, as well as a proposal for the establishment of a ‘Hybrid International Transnational Corporation Court’ that would have the potential to effectively interpret the concept of the corporate duty of care under tort law.

Download or read book The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes written by Attila Tanzi and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes provides invaluable insights into the contribution of this international agreement towards transboundary water cooperation via its legal provisions, accompanying institutional arrangements and subsidiary policy mechanisms. Contributing authors - experts on key aspects of the Convention - address a broad range of issues, primarily concerning its: development and evolution; relationship with other multi-lateral agreements; regulatory framework and general principles; tools for arresting transboundary pollution; procedural rules; compliance and liability provisions; and select issues including its Protocol on Water and Health.

Download or read book Yearbook of International Cooperation on Environment and Development 1999 2000 written by Helge Ole Bergesen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List of Contents * Current Issues and Key Themes * Agreements on Environment and Development Systematically listed key data and illustrations concerning the most important international agreements presented on the basis of information from the organizations in question and other sources, covering such matters as: objectives ? scope ? time and place of establishment ? status of participation ? affiliated instruments and organizations ? major activities ? secretariat ? finance ? rules and standards ? monitoring and implementation ? decision-making bodies ? key publications ? Internet sources. This edition includes the new Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters and the Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. * Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), including UN specialized agencies objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? decision-making bodies ? finance ? key publications ? Internet sources. * International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) * objectives ? type of organization ? membership ? date of establishment ? secretariat ? activities ? budget ? key publications ? Internet sources. * Country Profiles Summaries of the performance and main commitments of 15 OECD countries in addition to Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, and Thailand. Originally published in 1999

Download or read book International Institute for the Unification of Private Law UNIDROIT written by Lena Peters and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2023-10-25 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this practical analysis of the structure, competence, and management of International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) provides substantial and readily accessible information for lawyers, academics, and policymakers likely to have dealings with its activities and data. No other book gives such a clear, uncomplicated description of the organization’s role, its rules and how they are applied, its place in the framework of international law, or its relations with other organizations. The monograph proceeds logically from the organization’s genesis and historical development to the structure of its membership, its various organs and their mandates, its role in intergovernmental cooperation, and its interaction with decisions taken at the national level. Its competence, its financial management, and the nature and applicability of its data and publications are fully described. Systematic in presentation, this valuable time-saving resource offers the quickest, easiest way to acquire a sound understanding of the workings of International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) for all interested parties. Students and teachers of international law will find it especially valuable as an essential component of the rapidly growing and changing global legal milieu.

Download or read book INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Fifth Edition written by Ghosh, Peu and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Reviewers have to say "This book is amongst the best on the subject, and by far the best by any Indian Scholar as a textbook for the postgraduate students, and also for those preparing for any competitive examinations." — Prof. Ashwini Kanta Ray Former Professor, International Relation and Comparative Politics, Jawaharlal Nehru University "Peu Ghosh has brought together an impressive range of themes to provide a road map to students who want to initiate an in-depth study of the subject. It has captured the scale and complexity of different concepts, themes and issues of International Relations covered in University courses today." — Dr. RumkiBasu, Professor, Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia NEW TO THE EDITION • Newer theoretical perspectives—Post-structuralism and Constructivism • A new chapter on Migration and Refugees • Gender and Development in IR and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) • Current events in International Relations: India and the World (including topics like Uri and Pulwama terror attacks, BREXIT, North Korean peace process and so on). Highlights of Fifth Edition • Newer theoretical perspectives—Post-structuralism and Constructivism • A new chapter on Migration and Refugees • Gender and Development in IR and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) • Current events in International Relations: India and the World (including topics like Uri and Pulwamaterror attacks, BREXIT, North Korean peace process and so on). The Fifth Edition of this comprehensive and well-organized book continues to delve into the multidimensional aspects of international relations, taking into account the present undergraduate and postgraduate curricula of different universities. The book gives a panoramic view of international relations and is not only a useful guide for students and teachers of International Relations, Political Science, History but also for those aspiring for various competitive examinations such as NET, SLET, and Civil Services examinations. TARGET AUDIENCE • B.A. (Hons. and Pass)—Political Science • M.A. (Political Science and International Relations) • B.A. (LLB) • For those appearing for Civil Service Examinations

Download or read book Contracts of Carriage by Land and Air written by Malcolm A. Clarke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 1221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides: • In-depth clause-by-clause analysis and commentary of the major international conventions and standard form contracts within these areas • New editions of two standard forms of contract for international carriage by rail • Citation of the relevant case law and statutes • Footnote annotations and cross-references for each clause or provision

Download or read book The Environment Risk and Liability in International Law written by Julio Barboza and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Environment, Risk and Liability in International Law explains the important role liability plays in risk management and environmental protection in the realm of International Law.