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Sustainable waste trade under WTO law : chances and risks of the legal frameworks' regulation of transboundary movements of wastes /

Waste tends to be understood as the potentially polluting and unsolicited by-product of our daily lives, a source of risk for the environment and human health. Nonetheless, a transboundary market for wastes as valuable raw materials and second-hand goods has emerged, and states ship wastes to specia...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Grosz, Mirina
Formato: Tesis Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011.
Colección:Nijhoff international trade law series ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Waste tends to be understood as the potentially polluting and unsolicited by-product of our daily lives, a source of risk for the environment and human health. Nonetheless, a transboundary market for wastes as valuable raw materials and second-hand goods has emerged, and states ship wastes to specialised disposal and recycling sites abroad. This book provides a thorough analysis of the Basel Convention and the applicable OECD and EU frameworks of regulation. The author adopts a legal approach that encompasses the environmental, human rights, and WTO law aspects of waste trade. It explores the p.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (l, 559 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-551) and index.
ISBN:9789004202849
9004202846