Measures for regulating the behaviour of nation states in relation to the global environment have increasingly taken the form of international treaties and conventions. Many have argued that this has proved to be an ineffective way of halting unsustainable development, for the provisions of these agreements are either too weak or are flouted regularly by the parties concerned. This volume seeks…
This book contains: 1. The global warming fiasco 2. Feeding a world of 10 Billion people: The miracle ahead 3. Population, resources, and the quest to "Stabilize Human Population" 4. A century of environmental progress 5. Sustainable development versus sustained development 6. Chemical warfare: Ideological environmentalism's 7. The attack on plant biotechnology 8. Avoiding water wars …
The contents of this book: - An Introduction to Environmental Law - Fundamental Legal Regimes for Environmental - Content of Environmental Law in China
In this publication, a number of recognized practitioners and scholars undertake to explore the realities and the conceptual underpinnings of environmental compliance mechanisms. In a relatively short period of time, such mechanisms were introduced in a wide range of new and existing environmental regimes. Yet, little is known about their function in practice and their implications. This is puz…
Volume 4 provides a complete set of the major dispute settlement, or judicial, decisions on environment-related issues under three international trade regimes: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO); the Canada-USA Free Trade Agreement (precursor to the North America Free Trade Agreement); and the European Community. It also provi…
This comprehensive book is an overview of security issues in the Asia-Pacific and an argument for a strategy that promises to achieve greater regional stability. It finds that current approaches by policy-makers increase the likelihood of conflict. Instead, it proposes that a strategy of 'convergent security' be adopted to build an enduring regional security framework. A concise survey of key p…