Edited by Jamie Benidickson, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada, Ben Boer, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia, Antonio Herman Benjamin, Justice, High Court of Brazil (STJ) and Professor, Catholic University of Brasilia and Karen Morrow, School of Law, University of Swansea, Wales, UK

This book examines the development of environmental law in the period since the ground-breaking 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development or ‘Earth Summit’. The book demonstrates that a great deal has been achieved in the field of environmental law since the 1990s. However, the extraordinary environmental crises facing humanity in the 21st century indicate a continuing urgent need for the generation of robust policies and frameworks concerning ecological, socio-cultural and economic sustainability, implemented through appropriately innovative legal mechanisms. The book is divided into five sub-themes of sustainability: history, principles and concepts, environmental rights, access to justice and liability issues, natural resources, energy and climate change, and nature conservation.

August 2011 424 pp Hardback 978 0 85793 224 2

To see full contents, or place an order, visit the book’s page on Edward Elgar’s website.

These titles are part of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Series, published by Edward Elgar.  Forthcoming titles in the series will include:

Environmental Governance and Sustainability
Proceedings from the Wuhan Colloquium
Edited by Paul Martin, Anel Du Plessis, Yves Le Bouthillier, Li Zhiping and Qin Tianbao

Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Protection
Proceedings from the Mexico City Colloquium
Edited by Yves Le Bouthillier, Miriam Alfie Cohen, Jose Juan Gonzalez Marquez, Albert Mumma, and Susan Smith

The IUCN Academy has also published the following title with Edward Elgar Publishing :

Climate Law and Developing Countries: Legal and Policy Challenges for the World Economy (Table of Contents here)
Edited by Benjamin J. Richardson, Yves le Bouthillier, Heather McLeod-Kilmurray and Stepan Wood, November 2009

To see full contents, or place an order, visit the book’s page on Edward Elgar’s website.

The following books have been published by Cambridge University Press since 2004 in collaboration with the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law.

Conservation, Law + Livelihoods: Bridging the North-South Divide
Edited by Michael Jeffrey, Karen Bubna-Litic and Jeremy Firestone, January 2008

Land Use Law for Sustainable Development
Edited by Nathalie Chalifour, Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Lin Heng Lye and John Nolon, January 2006

Compendium of Land Use Laws
Edited by John Nolon, July 2006

The Law of Energy for Sustainable Development
Edited by Adrian J. Bradbrook, Rosemary Lyster, Richard L. Ottinger and Wang Xi, May 2005

Compendium of Sustainable Energy Laws
Edited by Richard L. Ottinger, Nicholas Robinson, and Victor Tafur, May 2005

As collapses and crises involving ecological systems, economic and financial management and international governance increase, the need for bold alternatives to traditional economic and legal responses has never been more urgent. Property concepts are an important element in the interaction between humans and the natural environment. An important driver of eco- logical harm, property concepts can also become a powerful tool for responding to ecological problems in ways that have so far eluded both government regulators and markets. Going beyond the traditional critiques of liberal property theories, Property Rights and Sustainability takes on the challenge of fundamentally reconceptualising property rights and systems. It makes a significant contribution to rebalancing the legal framework in a way that recognises humanity as a member of a larger ecological order, the health and integrity of which is of primary importance to the long-term viability of our planet. Property Rights and Sustainability will be an indispensable resource for those interested in the relationship between property law and the environment, and the ways in which property law can be reshaped to respond to the ecological challenges of our time.

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This important and timely book provides a rigorous overview of the defining issues presently facingconservation at international level. The author provides detailed coverage of topics ranging fromthe classification of species right through to access and benefit sharing, drawing on his personalexperience at intergovernmental level. Each question is examined through the prism of dozens oftreaties and hundreds of decisions and resolutions of the key multilateral regimes, and the law ineach area is supplemented by the necessary considerations of science politics and philosophy –providing much-needed context for the reader.

Combining expert scholarship and first-hand insight, Conservation, Biodiversity and InternationalLaw will be an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners in international environmentallaw, as well as providing an accessible guide for students.

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Transnational Environmental Law (TEL) is a peer-reviewed journal that will be launched by Cambridge University Press in 2012.

TEL is dedicated to the study of environmental law and governance beyond the state. It approaches legal and regulatory developments with an interest in the contribution of non- state actors and an awareness of the multi-level governance context in which contemporary environmental law unfolds.

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New publication by Dr. Chris McGrath on “Synopsis of the Queensland Environmental Legal System – 5^th edition 2011.
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New publication on “Environmental Law and Policy in Namibia”.
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