The significance of international law in the environmental field has increased considerably following the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. This module explores the gradual development of principles of international environmental law and considers how these are applied in relation to particular environmental issues such as atmospheric pollution and the conservation of biological diversity. The tensions between environmental requirements and other aspects of international legal relations, notably with respect to trade, are also considered. Overall, the module invites the student to examine the significance of the environment in the international playing field and the significance of international agreements for the protection of the global, regional and local environment.
Reading Lists
Books ** Recommended Text Environmental Change and International Law
United Nations University P. 9280808184 Environmental Change and International Law
United Nations University P. 9280808184 Susskind, Lawrence Environmental Diplomacy
Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.) 195075943 Interpreting the Precautionary Principle
Earthscan Publications 1853832006 Birnie, Patricia International Law and the Environment
edition 2r.e. . Oxf.U.P. 198765533 Sands, Philippe Principles of International Environmental Law
Manchester U.P. 719034841 Handl, Gunther Yearbook of international environmental law
edition Vol. 1 (1991) . Graham & Trotman
Greening International Institutions
Earthscan Publications 1853832448 Greening International Institutions
Earthscan Publications 1853832448 Brown, E.D. Sea Bed Energy and Mineral Resources and the Law of the Sea
Graham & Trotman 860106217 International Law and the Conservation of Biological Diversity
Kluwer Law International 9041108637 Churchill, R.R. International Law and Global Climate Change
Graham & Trotman 1853336297 Churchill, R.R. International Law and Global Climate Change
Graham & Trotman 1853336297 Churchill, R.R. International Law and Global Climate Change
Graham & Trotman 1853336297 Kiss, Alexandre-Charles International Environmental Law
edition 2r.e. . University P.of Colorado 1571051007 Greening International Institutions
Earthscan Publications 1853832448 Handl, Gunther Yearbook of international environmental law
edition vol. 7 . Clarendon Press 019826786x Handl, Gunther Yearbook of international environmental law
edition 1992 part pages . Graham and Trotman
Environmental Change and International Law
United Nations University P. 9280808184 ** Reference Text
Birnie, Patricia International Law and the Environment
edition 2r.e. . Oxf.U.P. 198765533 Sands, Philippe Principles of International Environmental Law
Manchester U.P. 719034841
Web Page/Sites ** Recommended Text American journal of international law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=american+journal+of+international+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Journal of environmental law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+environmental+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm United Nations Convention on the law of the sea http://www.un.org/Depts/los/convention_agreements/convention_overview_convention.htm The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development http://www.unep.org/unep/rio.htm United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change http://unfccc.int/ International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/toc.php?mode=byjournal&level=2&values=International+Journal+of+Marine+and+Coastal+Law,+The International and comparative law quarterly http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=international+and+comparative+law+quarterly&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 International and comparative law quarterly http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=international+and+comparative+law+quarterly&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Science http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=science&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Journal of environmental law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+environmental+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Journal of environmental law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+environmental+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 British yearbook of international law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=british+yearbook+of+international+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Convention on Biological Diversity http://www.biodiv.org/ International legal materials http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=international+legal+materials&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 Journal of environmental law http://voyager.aber.ac.uk/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=journal+of+environmental+law&SL=None&Search_Code=JALL&CNT=20 ** Supplementary Text About EUR-Lex - the portal to European Union law http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/eurlexhelp.asp Help Guides for Lexis/Nexis http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/lexishelp.asp UWA Electronic Journals http://www.aber.ac.uk/is/ejournals/ UWA Electronic Resources http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/elecinfo.asp Subject Information & Links for Law http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/subject/law/ Help Guides for Westlaw http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/westlawhelp.asp Locating full-text European Union case law via Lexis, Westlaw & EUR-Lex http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/guides/eurocase.asp Introduction to Information Resources for Law Distance Learners http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/academicliaison/lawdls.asp