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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Tesis Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,
2011.
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Colección: | Nijhoff international trade law series ;
v. 4. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (l, 559 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 527-551) and index. |
ISBN: | 9789004202849 9004202846 |