BIBFRAME Work

Title

International environmental law

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Shelton, Dinah (editor )

Subject

• Environmental law, International (LCSH)

Language

• English

Classification

• DDC: 344.04/6 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: K3585 .I577 2026 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"Dinah Shelton's International Environmental Law provides a comprehensive and updated analysis of international environmental frameworks, offering insights into the triple planetary crisis-climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. This edition further develops the intersection of environmental law with human rights, trade, and other international legal fields, while examining the role of global institutions, treaties, and customary law in addressing today's most pressing environmental issues. The book provides an essential guide to the legal frameworks that underpin efforts to protect the environment and ensure sustainable development in the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Foundations of International Environmental Law -- Origin and Evolution of International Environmental Law -- The Sources of International Environmental Law -- Customary International Law and Environmental Principles -- International Institutions and Actors -- Implementing International Environmental Law : Techniques and Procedures -- Compliance and Dispute Settlement -- Sectoral and Trans-Sectoral Regulation -- Protection of Biological Diversity -- Soil -- Fresh Waters -- Protection of the Marine Environment -- Atmosphere and Climate -- Regulating Threats to the Environment -- Integrated Environmental Protection -- Human Rights and the Environment -- Environmental Protection and Military Activities -- Environmental Protection and Economic Activities.

Authorized Access Point

International environmental law

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T22:35:05.559996+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24133939

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc