TY  - BOOK
TI  - International Environmental Law and the Global South
SN  - 9781107295414 (ebook) :
U1  - 344.046 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Law
KW  - Environmental Law
N1  - Table of contents:
Part 1. History of the North-South divide and global environmental governance
Part 2. Selected international environmental law examples
Part 3. Trade, investment, and sustainable development
Part 4. Environmental justice and vulnerable groups
Part 5. Challenges and options
; Includes index
N2  - "The unprecedented degradation of the planet's vital ecosystems is among the most pressing issues confronting the international community. Despite the proliferation of legal instruments to combat environmental problems, conflicts between rich and poor nations (the North-South divide) have compromised international environmental law, leading to deadlocks in environmental treaty negotiations and noncompliance with existing agreements. This volume examines both the historical origins of the North-South divide in European colonialism as well as its contemporary manifestations in a range of issues including food justice, energy justice, indigenous rights, trade, investment, extractive industries, human rights, land grabs, hazardous waste, and climate change. Born out of the recognition that global inequality and profligate consumerism present threats to a sustainable planet, this book makes a unique contribution to international environmental law by emphasizing the priorities and perspectives of the global South"
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107295414
ER  -