Basic Documents on International Law and the Environment

Download or read book Basic Documents on International Law and the Environment written by Patricia W. Birnie and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Basic Documents on International Law offers an authoritative and wide-ranging selection of key documents in this important and increasingly popular area of law and will provide students and scholars with an invaluable companion to the authors' highly successful textbook International Law andthe Environment.The editors have compiled a collection which includes all the major treaties and other legal instruments relevant to the protection of the environment in international law. Topics coverd include the codification and development of international environmental law, marine pollusion, the protection ofthe atmosphere, nuclear risks, control of hazardous substances, and international watercourses. Each text is preceded by a short introduction by the editors, who are both leading scholars in the field.