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The third edition of this major legal guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to cover recent events and important emerging issues. New material includes analysis of and commentary on the World Summit on Sustainable Development, ecosystem management, compliance and dispute settlement, armed conflict, and developments in the relationship of trade and the environment. ... Read more

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This introduction to environmental law and policy considers the law and how it addresses real problems.Provides appropriate examples and precise analyses of materials, while illustrating and explaining the real application of each law, rule, or policy. Uses a comprehensive definition of the environment -- including natural resources and traditional health-related fields of air and water pollution and waste management. Emphasizes the development of a real appreciation for the sources of law and how laws, rules, and regulations are formulated, including such topics as lobbying. ... Read more

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The central idea animating environmental impact assessment (EIA) is that decisions affecting the environment should be made through a comprehensive evaluation of predicted impacts. Notwithstanding their evaluative mandate, EIA processes do not impose specific environmental standards, but rely on the creation of open, participatory and information rich decision-making settings to bring about environmentally benign outcomes. In light of this tension between process and substance, Neil Craik assesses whether EIA, as a method of implementing international environmental law, is a sound policy strategy, and how international EIA commitments structure transnational interactions in order to influence decisions affecting the international environment. Through a comprehensive description of international EIA commitments and their implementation with domestic and transnational governance structures, and drawing on specific examples of transnational EIA processes, the author examines how international EIA commitments can facilitate interest coordination, and provide opportunities for persuasion and for the internalisation of international environmental norms. ... Read more

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This book analyzes the law and policy for the management of global common resources. As competing demands on the global commons are increasing, the protection of environment and the pursuit of growth give rise to all sorts of conflicts. It also analyzes issues in the protection of the global commons from a fairness, effectiveness and world order perspective. The author examines whether the current policymaking and future trends point to a fair allocation of global common resources that is effective in protecting the environment and the pursuit of sustainable development. The author looks at the cost-effectiveness of international environmental law and applies theories of national environmental law to international environmental problems. Chapters include analysis on areas such as marine pollution, air pollution, fisheries management, transboundary water resources, biodiversity, hazardous and radioactive waste management, state responsibility and liability. ... Read more

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Excellent Overview
The foreward by Michael Reisman is a very accurate description of the book. Recent book reviews by Frederik Pischke in Natural Resource Forum 31 (2007) echoes those sentiments, concluding that "The book presents practitioners in the field, as well as scholars from related disciplines, with an invaluable resource for clarifying concepts and providing orientation in the complex and constantly evolving field of international environmental law". I could not agree more ...

An excellent book for students in this field or general public interested in international environmental law. Provides a very balance view with original commentary. Well written and worth the price. ... Read more

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Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and natural resources regulations; the state organizational structure; required permits and reports; the relationship between federal and state regulations; and more. ... Read more

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This book fills the need for a comprehensive review of the environmental law field, and it incorporates the day-to-day activities and projects that paralegals may find themselves doing when working in the area.  This new edition incorporates substantial updates and revisions to all of the chapters, and adds for the first time a comprehensive chapter on the Endangered Species Act.  Also, learning tools are added including chapter segments or highlights including cases for discussion, computer laboratory projects, and Internet sites. ... Read more

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Environmental Law
This book arrived sooner that I was told that it would. It was also in better condition than I was lead to believe it would be. As an informative book that deals with alot anacronyms, this book helps to get through that and get to the meat of the EPA acts.

I'm pleased
It came in the condition which was stated at the stated speed......really can't ask for any more. Great job.

Good purchase
The product is totally new as saidin the amazon's review and it's a good book ... Read more

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Laws concerning environmental protection have a long history in the UK, but the last thirty years have seen unprecedented development in both the substantive body of environmental legislation and in thinking about underlying principles and institutional arrangements. The materials in this book, based on some of Richard Macrory's most significant writings, demonstrate how far environmental law has come in less than a generation, focussing in particular on the major themes of regulation, institutional arrangements, and enforcement which underlie the substantive detail of the law. Whilst acknowledging the growing importance of public international law relating to the environment, the book is largely concerned with UK and EC law, though many of the core themes have much wider relevance. Chapter 1 is concerned with major issues concerning regulatory reform, while chapter 2 considers challenges to current institutional arrangements, including the need for a specialised environmental court and tribunal, and the environmental implications of the major constitutional changes that have taken place in the United Kingdom in the last decade.Chapter 3 reflects on the shifting dynamics of environmental law, new environmental standards, new technologies and the need to develop new notions of responsibility. Chapter 4 is a selection of reports of leading cases over the last decade illustrating how the higher courts have grappled with the interpretation of environmental legislation and the development of legal principle. The final two chapters focus on European dimensions, such as the key principles of EC law and its enforcement through unique, but by no means perfect, mechanisms developed under the Treaty. ... Read more

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Recycled literature
I know we're supposed to recycle paper, but it's not good scholarship simply to recycle past works and call it a book. In this case, it seems the author simply pulled together some old articles into a new collection. There are two problems with this. First, it doesn't provide a good overview of EU/English environmental law. For example, I had a question about legal standing for environmental NGOs under the European Court of Justice, but didn't see anything about that in the chapter on the ECJ or the index. Moreover, it seems some of the entries are dated. I saw one article reprinted from 1998 - over a decade before this volume was published. I'm sure here's been jurisprudence since then. There are other, better books on the subject, such as Enforcement of European Union Environmental Law. ... Read more

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The important new 1999 Supplement to this widely-used sourcebook contains the text of 48 major treaties and other legal instruments completed between 1991 amd 1998. These instruments represent the important developments in international environmental law since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development. Both volumes are ideally suited for adoption in international environmental law courses. Special classroom prices are available. ... Read more

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In need of spell-check
I had to buy this for an Environmental Policy class I took at UCLA, and I only ended up reading a couple of the chapters.It was interesting and had excepts from several different sources about the environmental impact of humans, environmental policy, and environmental science.But goodness, there would be a spelling error on every single page! Usually it was decipherable, but sometimes it made understanding the text quite difficult.As someone who is an Environmental Science major and not a pre-law student, is this the norm for most law books?Because for people who put such high emphasis on communication and conveying ideas, I'd think they would really attempt to have fewer spelling errors in their textbooks. ... Read more

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The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program is becoming a fact of life for many industries, the EPA, and state and local agencies. Make sure that you know all there is to know about the TMDL requirements of clean water legislation! This is the definitive guide—newly revised and updated to include new chapters, information, and appendices. ... Read more

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In Global Democracy and Sustainable Jurisprudence, Walter Baber and Robert Bartlett explore the necessary characteristics of a meaningful global jurisprudence, a jurisprudence that would underpin international environmental law. Arguing that theories of political deliberation offer useful insights into the current "democratic deficit" in international law, and using this insight as a way to approach the problem of global environmental protection, they offer both a theoretical foundation and a realistic deliberative mechanism for creating effective transnational common law for the environment. Their argument links elements not typically associated: abstract democratic theory and a practical form of deliberative democracy; the legitimacy-imparting value of deliberative democracy and the possibility of legislating through adjudication; common law jurisprudence and the development of transnational environmental law; and conceptual thinking that draws on Deweyan pragmatism, Rawlsian contractarianism, Habermasian critical theory, and the full liberalism of Bohman, Gutmann, and Thompson.

Baber and Bartlett offer a democratic method for creating, interpreting, and implementing international environmental norms that involves citizens and bypasses states—an innovation that can be replicated and deployed across a range of policy areas. Transnational environmental consensus would develop through a novel model of juristic democracy that would generate legitimate international environmental law based on processes of hypothetical rule making by citizen juries. This method would translate global environmental norms into international law—law that, unlike all current international law, would be recognized as both fact and norm because of its inherent democratic legitimacy. ... Read more

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This book is an effort to pull together in one place the salient legal issues associated with energy law and natural resources law. The theme of the book is that not only are energy and natural resources law interrelated, but so too are the topics that comprise energy law and natural resources law.

Energy law addresses all the component parts of the energy fuel cycle, as well as the market and government policies that oversee this cycle. Natural resources law consists of public lands and resources law, environmental law, environmental assessment, minerals law, timber law, and water law. ... Read more

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This volume is an important contribution to both theoretical and practical approaches to solving contradictions and conflicts between the approaches, principles, objectives and regulations of international environmental agreements. The issue of the coordination and streamlining of environmental agreements is of growing importance regarding the increasing number of international regulations on the one hand and the urgency for effective instruments in the light of continuing environmental degradation on the other. This study will become an essential reference for scholars as well as practitioners working in the field of international environmental law.

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Like other publications in this area, this book surveys, organizes, and explains the most important provisions of RCRA and CERCLA while providing relevant background. This publication goes beyond other publications by emphasizing the scientific, policy, and legal issues that make hazardous waste management a difficult and complex problem for Congress, EPA, and practicing lawyers. As with other areas of environmental law, the role of law is to pursue a number of distinct policies in the context of a technically challenging problem. This book explains the nature of the underlying problem that the law seeks to address, and the specific choices that the law makes in addressing it. ... Read more

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Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law is a lively and accessible account of pollution control law in England and Wales. Written with real clarity and supported by a range of learning features, this text offers an excellent starting point to those encountering this diverse and controversial subject for the first time.

This new edition has been fully updated and revised to take into account all the recent developments in the subject, including coverage of the Waste and Trading Emissions Act 2003, the Household Waste Recycling Act 2003, the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 and the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007-2009. Further afield, Wolf and Stanley also considers the EC Environmental Liability Directive and the Aarhus Convention and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

Suitable for students of environmental law and the wider environmental studies, Wolf and Stanley on Environmental Law is a valuable guide to this wide-ranging subject.

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Provides augmented coverage of RCRA, the Endangered Species Act, and the increasingly important issues of environmental enforcement. Streamlined coverage of the basic pollution statutes to eliminate extraneous and distracting details. Remains comprehensive in coverage but tightly focused in format. ... Read more

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The environmental field and its regulations have evolved significantly since Congress passed the first environmental law in 1970, and the Environmental Law Handbook, published just three years later, has been indispensable to students and professionals ever since. The authors provide clear and accessible explanations, expert legal insight into new and evolving regulations, and reliable compliance and management guidance.Thirty-six years later, the Environmental Law Handbook continues to provide individuals across the country-professionals, professors, and students-with a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-read look at the 14 major environmental, health, and safety laws affecting U.S. businesses and organizations. Because it is written by 15 of the country's leading environmental law firms, you receive the best, most reliable guidance anywhere. Both professional environmental managers and students aspiring to careers in environmental management should keep the Environmental Law Handbook within arm's reach for thoughtful answers to regulatory questions like: - How do I ensure compliance with the regulations?- ... Read more

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This work contains the statutes one may confront in a law school environmental law course. Topics covered include public health, agriculture, commerce, mineral lands, and navigable waters. ... Read more

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As conservation of the environment plays an increasingly important role within society, International Law and the Environment continues to be the essential read for students and practitioners alike.

International Law and the Environment, while remaining rooted within the substantive law, places legislation on the protection of the environment firmly at the core of its current context.Written by three of the foremost experts in this field, the authors employ sharp and thorough analysis of the laws, allowing them to share their extensive knowledge and experience with the reader. The authors provide a unique perspective on the implications of International regulation, promoting a wider understanding of the pertinent issues impacting upon the law.

This edition features extended treatment of Genetically Modified Organisms and biotechnology as well as the implications of ethics and the environment.It also benefits from new material covering the role of the International Maritime Organization and Non-Governmental Organizations, which continue to grow in their influence over legislative provisions.These revisions ensure that not only does International Law and the Environment remain at the forefront of developments but continues to provide the most complete coverage of the growing subject of environmental law. ... Read more

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Good resource
I used this book as a resource for my LLM thesis and it proved very useful.It provides good background knowledge on the evolution of environmental law in international law.I wish it had some case summaries though.

Exhaustive and Complete
This is simply an outstanding addition to the field.There are other good resources out there but I found Birnie & Boyle's work one of the best.It continues to be one of my basic references - despite having become slightly dated.I recommend it with only one reservation: the authors use of endnotes rather than footnotes is aggravating.Perhaps the next edition will address this irksome problem? ... Read more

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The User's Guide is designed specifically for engineers and technicians who are routinely faced with federal environmental regulations; students at the graduate and undergraduate levels who study environmental science and technology; law students; and attorneys who are beginning their practice of environmental law. As a quick resource, The User's Guide provides citations to regulations, executive orders, court cases, and numerous law reviews, journal articles, and textbooks. This book should not be used as primary authority. It should, however, be used to help you understand and digest the basic tenets contained in the federal environmental statutes and regulations. ... Read more

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Great Product
This product was just as described and was sent in a timely manner. Thank You. ... Read more

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The A Practical Approach series is the perfect partner for practice work. Each title focuses on one field of the law and provides a comprehensive overview of the subject together with clear, practical advice and tips on issues likely to arise in practice. The books are also an excellent resource for those new to the law, where the expert overview and clear layout promotes clarity and ease of understanding.

A Practical Approach to Environmental Law provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of law and legislation relating to the environment, including; The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004; the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004; and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, written in a clear and user-friendly style.

To ensure accessibility and ease of reference, the book is organized into three sections, focusing in turn on; the principles of environmental protection such as the polluter pays principle, the precautionary principle, and sustainable development; substantive environmental law areas (such as noise, waste and water); and practice and procedure. The practice and procedure section covers remedies available under civil law, with practical advice on case management, injunctions and compensation, and costs. It also covers criminal law offences, procedures for prosecuting, andsentencing guidelines.

Very much a practical guide, A Practical Approach to Environmental Law makes extensive use of cross-referencing, examples, checklists, case studies, and key reference documents, to assist the practitioner in quickly locating the material they need, whilst also providing valuable context for the student coming to this complex subject for the first time. ... Read more