Greening International Law

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Environmental problems do not respect international boundaries; they affect the entire globe, and dealing with them is a matter for international political negotiation, law and institutions. Greening International Law assesses the extent to which the international community has so far adapted to address environmental problems, and examines the fundamental changes needed to the structure and organisation of the legal system and its institutions. The contributors to this volume have all played a central role in the development of international environmental law over the past decade, and their essays will be of interest to all those professionally, academically or individually concerned with the resolution of environmental problems.

Philippe Sands is a practising Barrister and the Legal Director of the Foundation for International Environmental Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and Visiting Professor at New York University Law School.

"Global environmental problems demand global, cooperative solutions. That means rethinking international law. Building on their formidable international experience, Philippe Sands and his colleagues have launched us into that rethink": Professor David Pearce, author of Blueprint for a Green Economy