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International law and the environment : Variations on a theme.
This work contributes to the study of ""international environmental law"", addressing its development over three time periods: the traditional period, the modern era, and the post-modern period. Kuokkanen's thesis is this: in the traditional period there was no clear distinc...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2002.
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| Colección: | Erik Castrén Institute monographs on international law and human rights ;
v. 4. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PREFACE BY THE SERIES EDITOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; TABLE OF CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I. APPLYING CLASSICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW TO INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS: THE TRADITIONAL ERA; Introduction; A. Judson Harmon
- the Oracle of Absolute Sovereignty; 1. The Background of the Controversy Between the United States and Mexico; 2. The Opinion of Attorney General Harmon and the Construction of the Harmon Doctrine; 3. The Application of the Harmon Doctrine; 4. The Indeterminacy of the Doctrine of Absolute Sovereignty.
- B. Separating Jurisdiction from Substance: the North Atlantic Coast Fisheries Case1. Background; 2. The Arguments of the Parties; 3. The Ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal; 4. The Contribution of the Ruling; C. Separating Jurisdiction from Substance in Relation to Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: The Bering Sea Fur Seals Arbitrations; 1. Background; 2. The Fur Seals Arbitration Between the United States and Great Britain; 3. The Russo-American Fur Seals Arbitration; 4. The Over- and Underfunctionality of the Awards; D. The Doctrine of Abuse of Rights.
- 1. The Critique of the Bering Sea Arbitration: Lauterpacht's Argument2. The Inadequacy of the Criticism; 3. Specifying the Doctrine of Abuse of Rights; 4. The Function of the Doctrine of Abuse of Rights; E. Recourse to State Responsibility: the Corfu Channel Case; 1. Judgement of 9 April 1949; 2. The Relevance of the Corfu Channel Case in the Environmental Context; F. Recognition of a State's Right to Use Its Natural Resources: the Lake Lanoux Case; 1. Background to the Dispute; 2. The Award; 3. The Judicial Techniques Applied by the Tribunal.
- G. Settling International Environmental Disputes through Arbitration: the Trail Smelter Case1. Introduction; 2. Compensable Damage; 3. Future Damage; 4. The Establishment of a Preventive Regime and Future Compensation; 5. The Importance of the Trail Smelter Case; Conclusion; II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND THE LAW OF NATURAL RESOURCES: THE MODERN ERA; Introduction; A. The Evolution of International Environmental Law: the Process of the Internationalization of Environmental Issues.
- 1. Recognition of the Need to Regulate Use: Object, Scope and Purpose of Regulations Concerning Boundary Waters2. Recognition of the Need to Preserve and Conserve Useful Species: Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction; 3. Recognition of the Need to Protect the Human Environment: Transboundary Relations; B. The Nationalization of the Law of Natural Resources; 1. The Traditional Law of Natural Resources: Protection of Foreign Property; 2. The Modern Law of Natural Resources: Permanent Sovereignty Over Natural Resources; 3. The International Practice of Nationalization; Conclusion.