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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... meeting at Marrakesh for the signing of the Final Act embodying the results of the Uruguay Round , adopted the Decision on Trade and Environment . This Decision directs the first meeting of the General Council of the WTO ( which came ...
... meeting of APEC Ministers for the Environment , held in Vancouver in March 1994. This meeting issued an APEC Environmental Vision Statement . The Vancouver meeting also endorsed a Framework of Principles for Integrating Economy and ...
... meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group on the Environment . More formally , the first ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment ( AMME ) was held in Manila in 1981 with subsequent Ministerial Meetings having taken place in 1984 ( Bangkok ) ...
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The Nature of International Environmental | 1 |
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Principles of International Environmental | 9 |
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