International Environmental Law and Policy

This casebook explores the dynamics of the lawmaking process and the increasingly critical role of transnational actors/citizens, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), scientists, and business. It addresses the relation of our scientific understanding to the legal response and the relation of the problem to the global economy. It also includes explanation of the use of soft law, framework agreements, binding obligations, the precautionary principle, and polluter pays principle. This casebook effectively describes the role of technology transfer and multilateral and bilateral financial mechanisms.Hunter, David is the author of 'International Environmental Law and Policy ', published 2006 under ISBN 9781599410418 and ISBN 1599410419.