| Environmental Damage in International and Comparative Law: Problems of Definition and Valuation Contributor(s): Boyle, Alan (Editor), Bowman, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0199255733 ISBN-13: 9780199255733 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: This study considers the problems of defining and valuing "environmental damage" from the perspective of international and comparative law. The need for a broad and systematic evaluation of this issue is illustrated by the number of topics presently on the international law-making agenda to which it is relevant, including the UN Compensation Commission's decisions on compensation for environmental losses suffered by Kuwait in the Gulf War, nuclear and oil pollution liability regimes, the development of an environmental liability protocol to the Antarctic Treaty and other agreements on bio-safety and genetically modified organisms. It is thus an important element in contemporary efforts to strengthen legal remedies for environmental harm which does not necessarily come within traditional categories of legally protected personal or property rights. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | International - Law | Environmental - Law | Comparative |
| Dewey: 341.762 |
| LCCN: 2002029326 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.1" W x 9.42" (1.50 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study considers the problems of defining and valuing environmental damage from the perspective of international and comparative law. The need for a broad and systematic evaluation of this issue is illustrated by the number of topics presently on the international law-making agenda to which it is relevant, including the UN Compensation Commission's decisions on compensation for environmental losses suffered by Kuwait in the Gulf War, nuclear and oil pollution liability regimes, the development of an environmental liability protocol to the Antarctic Treaty and other agreements on bio-safety and genetically modified organisms. It is thus an important element in contemporary efforts to strengthen legal remedies for environmental harm which does not necessarily come within traditional categories of legally protected personal or property rights. |