Environmental Principles From Political Slogans to Legal Rules

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Intro

Half title

Environmental Principles

Copyright

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Tables of Cases

Tables of Legislation

I. Treaties and other International Instruments

II. Europian Union Legal Instruments

III. Domestic Statutes and Related Instruments

List of Abbreviations

General Introduction

1. Fundamental issues

2. Analytical background

3. General outline

PART I

Part I Introduction

1 The Polluter-​Pays Principle

1. Introductory remarks

2. Origin of the principle

3. Systematic analysis 4. Applications of the principle

5. Concluding observations

2 The Principle of Prevention

1. Introductory remarks

2. Origin of the principle

3. Systematic analysis

4. Applications of the principle

5. Concluding observations

3 The Precautionary Principle

1. Introductory remarks

2. Origin of the principle

3. Implementation of the precautionary principle in different environmental sectors

4. Systematic analysis

5. Science versus precaution: a false dichotomy

6. Applications of the principle

7. Concluding observations

Part I Conclusions

PART II Part II Introduction

4 Theoretical Presentation of Modern and Post-​Modern Principles

1. Introductory remarks

2. Modern law

3. Post-​modern law

4. Environmental law bears the marks of post-​modernity

5. Concluding observations

5 The Evolving Function of Environmental Directing Principles in the Transition from Modern to Post-​Modern Law

1. Introductory remarks

2. Directing principles maintain a link with modern law

3. Directing principles restrain the excesses of post-​modern law

4. Directing principles are linked to a human right to environmental protection 5. Directing principles, hard cases, and the weighing of conflicting interests in post-​modern law

6. Concluding observations

6 The Legal Status of the Directing Principles of Environmental Law: From Political Slogans to Normative Principles

1. Introductory remarks

2. Principles and rules of indeterminate content

3. The autonomous normative value of environmental law principles

4. The effects of directing principles of environmental law on litigation

5. Concluding observations

7 Environmental Directing Principles versus Free Trade

1. Introductory remarks 2. Environmental directing principles versus GATT/​WTO obligations

3. The precautionary principle in WTO law

4. Concluding observations

Part II Conclusions

Final Conclusions

Index