International Environmental Law And Asian Values

Author : Roda Mushkat
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0774810572

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International Environmental Law and Asian Values by Roda Mushkat Pdf

Following decades of vigorous economic expansion, Asia is confronting the environmental consequences of unfettered development. This poses a challenge because of the strong bias of prevailing cultural systems in the region toward the goal of lifting standards of living over achieving ecological sustainability. This book juxtaposes international environmental norms and practices with relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas. Roda Mushkat examines the fundamental principle of public participation in environmental law-making, as well as the "rights approach," against the emergence of democratic and human rights norms in the region. The complex relationship between trade and the environment is also discussed in light of the strong regional emphasis on economic growth, trade liberalization, and the aversion to conditionalities. Given regionalization processes in Asia-Pacific and elsewhere, this work seeks to establish to what extent such processes have led to the regionalization of international environmental law. International Environmental Law and Asian Values concludes that, although some gaps can be identified between international imperatives and regional responses, "Asian values" have not proved to be an insurmountable barrier to the spread of international environmental legal ideas. On the whole, the region is responding to impulses emanating from the global arena rather than resisting them consciously. The analysis and conclusions of this comprehensive and original work will be of considerable interest to scholars of international law and relations, environmental policy, comparative culture, economic development, and social change.

Author : Ben Boer,Donald R. Rothwell,Ross Ramsay,Donald Rothwell
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-18
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789041107060

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International Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific by Ben Boer,Donald R. Rothwell,Ross Ramsay,Donald Rothwell Pdf

The purpose of this book is to assess the development of international environmental law in the Asia Pacific. Consideration is given to the impact upon the region of global, regional and subregional environmental law. An assessment is also undertaken of how certain states, and groups of states, have responded domestically and within their own subregions to these developments. For the purposes of this book the Asia Pacific is defined as essentially the states which comprise East and Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the island states of the Southwest Pacific. Occasional consideration is also given to the states of South Asia.

Author : Donna G. Craig,Nicholas A. Robinson,Kheng Lian Koh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1096 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Environmental law
ISBN : UCLA:L0090773144

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Capacity Building for Environmental Law in the Asian and Pacific Region by Donna G. Craig,Nicholas A. Robinson,Kheng Lian Koh Pdf

National, sectoral, and international approaches to environmental law education are integrated in this comprehensive resource on environmental law in Asian and Pacific countries. A broader definition of sustainable development that incorporates social, cultural, and economic dimensions facilitates consideration of social justice and equity in environmental law. Specific environments including freshwater ecosystems, forests, and intercoastal zones are discussed in this volume, including information on biological diversity, climate change, and sustainable development.

Author : Shyami Puvimanasinghe
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047419976

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Foreign Investment, Human Rights and the Environment by Shyami Puvimanasinghe Pdf

Events like the Bhopal disaster, the sale of products harmful to human health and safety, and child labour, especially in resource-scarce settings, raise fundamental issues of human dignity and ecological integrity. From a legal perspective, and in the context of Foreign Direct Investment by Transnational Corporations in developing countries, they highlight the lacuna of a holistic international legal framework and its implementation. This book embodies a critique of the complex web of public international law principles on economics, human rights and the environment, and their convergence or lack thereof, related regional (South Asian) and domestic (Sri Lankan) legal arrangements, interventions of states and non-state actors towards just, equitable and sustainable development. It is a quest for a middle path in the multidisciplinary landscape of international law, development and North-South power dynamics; globalization of free trade and investment and of social and environmental interests; and salient aspects of the philosophical, socio-economic and legal fabric of South Asia, viewed against the evolving, controversial and elastic sphere of international relations and law where consensus has hitherto been an elusive dream.

Author : Simon Marsden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Environmental law
ISBN : 1784718084

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Environmental Regimes in Asian Subregions by Simon Marsden Pdf

Informed by international law, international relations and environment management scholarship, this interdisciplinary analysis of environmental regimes in Asian subregions proposes a new regime for the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau based on China's cooperation with its south Asian neighbors. After evaluating the nine existing environmental regimes across the subregions of southwest, central, southeast and northeast Asia, Simon Marsden proposes a tenth regime for the cross subregion in south and east Asia known as the Third Pole. The role of China in connection with each of the existing agreements-as lender, dialogue partner or Party-is a key aspect of the analysis, considering it in developmental, legal and political contexts. Conclusions recommend future research to progress efforts in developing such a regime and caution the need for context in any legal transplant. This book will have a strong appeal for international environmental law and environmental planning and management researchers. Meanwhile those in international relations or international politics will find valuable insights in the book's exploration of relationships between the states of each subregion and China, whilst coverage of the regulation of oil and gas, hydroelectricity and exploitation of other resources will be of great interest to energy law scholars and practitioners.

Author : Simon Tay,Daniel C. Esty
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028567225

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Asian Dragons and Green Trade by Simon Tay,Daniel C. Esty Pdf

The connection between trade and the environment gives rise to a set of issues that is relatively new and still controversial. The concern of environmentalists is that liberalised trade will lead to an increase in products that are harmful to the environment. Those who promote freer trade, on the other hand, are concerned that environmental issues will provide a pretext for protectionism and form trade barriers. This is significant as trade is seen by Asia as an engine of growth. It is part of the formula pioneered by "Asian Dragons" in pursuing export-oriented industrialisation and now adopted by other, larger Asian countries. Asia ,too, is facing considerable environmental stress in development. Ultimately, as recognised by the 1992 Earth Summit, the issues of trade and the environment are part of the challenges in seeking sustainable development. These issues came into focus as the World Trade Organisation met in Singapore in December 1996, when the WTO committee on trade and the environment delivered its first report. Increasingly, trade and the environment will need to be considered in the context of other regional initiatives such as Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation area (APEC), ASEAN Free Trade Agreement and Asia's reinvigorated ties with Europe after the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). As economic integration deepens, concern with environmental issues will rise on the agenda. This book brings together essays by leading academics and policy makers from different disciplines and different sectors. Just as importantly, the three major trading regions of the world are equally represented: Asia, Europe and North America.

Author : B.S. Chimni,Masahiro Miyoshi,Surya Subedi
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789047418306

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Asian Yearbook of International Law, Volume 11 (2003-2004) by B.S. Chimni,Masahiro Miyoshi,Surya Subedi Pdf

The Asian Yearbook of International Law is a major refereed publication dedicated to international law issues as seen primarily from an Asian perspective. This is a special publication of its kind edited by a team of leading international law scholars from across Asia. The Asian Yearbook of International Law provides a forum for the publication of articles in the field of international law, and other Asian international law topics, written by experts from the region and elsewhere. Its aim is twofold: to promote international law in Asia, and to provide an intellectual platform for the discussion and dissemination of Asian views and practices on contemporary international legal issues. As a rule, each volume of the Asian Yearbook normally contains articles; notes; a section on State practice; an overview of the participation of Asian countries in multilateral treaties; a chronicle of events and incidents; surveys of the activities of international organizations which have special relevance to Asia, such as a survey of the activities of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee; and book review, bibliography and documents sections.

Author : Pitman B. Potter
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780774819053

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Globalization and Local Adaptation in International Trade Law by Pitman B. Potter Pdf

The trade principles of Western liberal democracies are at the core of international trade law regimes and standards. Are non-Western societies adopting international standards, or are they adapting them to local norms and cultural values? This volume employs the paradigm of selective adaptation to explain the reception of international trade law in the Pacific Rim. Drawing on examples from China, Japan, Thailand, and North America, the contributors show that formal acceptance of international trade standards does not necessarily translate into uniform enforcement and acceptance at the local level. They offer compelling evidence that non-uniform compliance will be a legitimate outcome of the globalization of international trade law.

Author : Philip Hirsch
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315474885

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Routledge Handbook of the Environment in Southeast Asia by Philip Hirsch Pdf

The environment is one of the defining issues of our times, and it is closely linked to questions and dilemmas surrounding economic development. Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most economically and demographically dynamic regions, and it is also one in which a host of environmental issues raise themselves. The Routledge Handbook of the Environment in Southeast Asia is a collection of 30 chapters dealing with the most significant scholarly debates in this rapidly growing field of study. Structured in four main parts, it gives a comprehensive regional overview of, and insight into, the environment in Southeast Asia. Wide-ranging and balanced, this handbook promotes scholarly understanding of how environmental issues are dealt with from diverse theoretical perspectives. It offers a detailed empirical understanding of the myriad environmental problems and challenges faced in Southeast Asia. This is the first publication of its kind in this field; a helpful companion for a global audience and for scholars of Southeast Asian studies from a variety of disciplines.

Author : Simon Chesterman,Hisashi Owada,Ben Saul
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192512710

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The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific by Simon Chesterman,Hisashi Owada,Ben Saul Pdf

The growing economic and political significance of Asia has exposed a tension in the modern international order. Despite expanding power and influence, Asian states have played a minimal role in creating the norms and institutions of international law; today they are the least likely to be parties to international agreements or to be represented in international organizations. That is changing. There is widespread scholarly and practitioner interest in international law at present in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as developments in the practice of states. The change has been driven by threats as well as opportunities. Transnational issues such as climate change and occasional flashpoints like the territorial disputes of the South China and the East China Seas pose challenges while economic integration and the proliferation of specialized branches of law and dispute settlement mechanisms have also encouraged greater domestic implementation of international norms across Asia. These evolutions join the long-standing interest in parts of Asia (notably South Asia) in post-colonial theory and the history of international law. The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific brings together pre-eminent and emerging specialists to analyse the approach to and influence of key states of the region, as well as whether truly 'Asian' trends can be identified and what this might mean for international order.

Author : Belen Olmos Giupponi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781351031929

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International Environmental Law Compliance in Context by Belen Olmos Giupponi Pdf

This book explores how compliance with international environmental law has changed over time, offering a critical analysis of its current shifting patterns. Beginning with an overview of compliance with international environmental law, the book goes on to explore in detail: compliance in the different legal regimes instituted by Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), the addition of new subjects of international law, the legal relations between developed and developing countries, and the emergence of new compliance mechanisms in global environmental law. The analysis takes two key developments into consideration: the evolution in forms of compliance and non-state involvement in compliance with international environmental law. In the final section, three case studies are provided to demonstrate how these changes have occurred in selected areas: climate change, biodiversity and water resources. Throughout the book, topics are illustrated with extracts from specific international environmental law jurisprudence and relevant international environmental law instruments. In doing so, the book offers a comprehensive analysis of compliance with international environmental law, providing original insights and following a clear and systematic structure supported by reference to the sources. This book will be of interest to professionals, academics and students working in the field of compliance with international environmental law.

Author : Simon Marsden
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781784718091

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Environmental Regimes in Asian Subregions by Simon Marsden Pdf

Informed by international law, international relations and environment management scholarship, this interdisciplinary analysis of environmental regimes in Asian subregions proposes a new regime for the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau based on China’s cooperation with its south Asian neighbors.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Asia
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063864081

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The Australian Journal of Asian Law by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jona Razzaque
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780415496544

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Environmental Governance in Europe and Asia by Jona Razzaque Pdf

This book offers a comparative analysis of environmental governance in Europe and Asia. The book assesses the legislative, institutional and participatory mechanisms which affect environmental governance, and analyses current issues, concerns and strategies in respect of environmental governance at the local, national, and international levels.

Author : Gerhard von Glahn,James Larry Taulbee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 716 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-14
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317346913

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Law Among Nations by Gerhard von Glahn,James Larry Taulbee Pdf

Offering a more accessible alternative to casebooks and historical commentaries, Law Among Nations explains issues of international law by tracing the field's development and stressing key principles and processes. This comprehensive text eliminates the need for multiple books by combining discussions of theory and state practice with excerpts from landmark cases. Renowned for its rigorous approach and clear explanations, Law Among Nations remains the gold standard for undergraduate introductions to international law. Learning Goals Trace the development of International Law through key principles and processes. Illustrate important issues and theories using excerpts from landmark cases.