International Law and the Conservation of Biological DiversityMichael Bowman, Catherine Redgwell Springer Netherlands, 1996 M01 10 - 334 pages This work presents a thorough analysis and commentary on the 1992 United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity which was opened for signature following the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. This Convention is the first international treaty to explicitly address all aspects of biodiversity, ranging from the conservation of biological diversity and sustainable use of biological resources, to access to biotechnology and the safety of activities related to modified living organisms. The work extends beyond the ambit of the Convention itself to examine the conservation of biodiversity in international law, including measures for the protection of the terrestrial, marine and Antarctic environment and particular features relating to sustainable use of biological resources, ex-situ conservation and plant genetic resources. It further analyzes the controversial issue of intellectual property rights, the problems of implementation in the EU, differences between developing and developed states, and the role of indigenous people. This major new work has been written by members of the Committee on Environmental Law of the British branch of the International Law Association, following an earlier study of International Law and Global Climate Change (Graham and Trotman, 1991). |
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... European Community ( EC ) was established by the Treaty of Rome in 1957 ; 298 UNTS 11 ; The European Union ( EU ) by the Maastricht Treaty on European Union of 1992 , 32 ILM 247 ( 1992 ) ; ILM 1693 ( 1993 ) . In this chapter the term EC ...
... European Community Measures Impinging on Habitat Protection The European Environment Agency ( EEA ) The EC adopted in 1991 a Regulation68 establishing a European Environment Agency ( EEA ) . Prolonged wrangling about the location of the ...
... European Community and International Environmental Law 158 . Correa , C. , " Biological Resources and Intellectual Property Rights " ( 1992 ) 4 ( 5 ) European Intellectual Property Review 154 . Coughlin , M.D. , " Using the Merck ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Rio Convention on Biological Diversity | 33 |
Sustainability Biodiversity and International Law | 51 |
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