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International Law and Pollution /

The topic of the essays in this book, the threat posed to our environment by various sources and types of pollution, is a matter of serious and growing concern. The contributors are leading international experts from a variety of legal systems and backgrounds and include Andronico Adede, Ian Brownli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Magraw, Daniel Barstow
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • Part I: International Law and Pollution: An Overview
  • 1. International Law and Pollution
  • 2. International Pollution, Economic Development, and Human Rights
  • 3. Overview of the Existing Customary Legal Regime Regarding International Pollution
  • 4. International Liability and International Watercourses: The Work of the International Law Commission Relating to International Pollution
  • 5. State Responsibility and International Pollution: A Practical Perspective
  • Part II: Pollution from Nuclear Accidents
  • 6. Overview of Legal and Technical Aspects of Nuclear Accident Pollution
  • 7. Paying the Piper for Transboundary Nuclear Damage: State Liability in a System of Transnational Compensation
  • 8. Measuring Liability for Damage Due to Radioactivity
  • 9. Pollution from Nuclear Accidents
  • Part III. Acid Deposition: Regional and Bilateral Approaches
  • 10. Acid Deposition: Policies, Politics, and Practicalities
  • 11. Introduction to the Scientific Aspects of Acid Deposition
  • 12. The European Approach to Acid Rain
  • 13. Acid Rain: A Canadian Policy Perspective
  • 14. International Law and the Canada-United States Acid Rain Dispute
  • 15. Acid Rain: A United States Policy Perspective
  • 16. International Legal Implications of United States Policy on Acid Deposition
  • Contributors
  • Index
  • Backmatter