International Environmental Law in the Asia PacificSpringer Netherlands, 1998 M02 18 - 364 pages What does the future hold for the development of international environmental law in the Asia Pacific? This book addresses that question through a multifaceted examination of various aspects of environmental law in the states which comprise East and Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the island states of the Southwest Pacific, and occasionally the states of South and Central Asia. A treaties table at the end of the book includes most Asia Pacific countries, giving the reader a fuller picture of the environmental conventions. In addition to providing an overall view of international environmental law, this examination includes an in-depth look at such subjects as:
The book concludes by assessing the interaction between international and regional environmental law and turning to an examination of future prospects for the Asia Pacific. Through its thorough range of coverage, International Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific provides an illustration of the current state of development of international environmental law within the region as well as the forces shaping further development of international and regional schemes for environmental governance. In doing so, the book promotes long-term ecological, social, and economic sustainability. |
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... adopted . At the global level , the Asia Pacific is subject to many of the important global environmental law conventions concluded during the post - World War II era . Initially , however , many of the treaties were negotiated by ...
... adoption of the compulsory pilotage regime was achieved through recognition by the IMO of the special status of the waters of the Great Barrier Reef.83 However , such a regime still has not been adopted for the waters of Torres Strait ...
... adopted by the Commission in 1994 , with the effect that commercial whaling is now prohibited within the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary . The Sanctuary area covers almost all the migration routes of whales to and from Antarctic waters ...
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