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020			_a9781107295414 (ebook) :
040			_aMAIN
041			_aENG
082			_a344.046
245			_aInternational Environmental Law and the Global South _c[electronic resource] / _hEdited by Shawkat Alam ... [et al.].
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2015.
300			_a1 online resource (631 p.)
500			_aTable 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
504			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"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"
650			_aLaw.
650			_aEnvironmental Law.
856			_3Cambridge core online _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107295414
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