02606cam a2200409 i 4500 20330550 BJBSDDR 20250910113903.0 ta 180201s2017 mnu 001 0 eng 2017486089 9781683280965 20330550 DLC eng rda DLC eng pcc K3585 G981i 2017 Guruswamy, Lakshman D, 1939- author. 44840 International environmental law in a nutshell / Lakshman D. Guruswamy ; Elizabeth Leigh Neville. International environmental law St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, 2017. lv, 782 pages ; 19 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Nutshell series Includes index. Sources and forms of international environmental law -- International environmental law: the historical continuum -- Implementation and compliance -- Population -- Biodiversity -- Global climate change -- Ozone depletion -- Antarctica -- Toxic and hazardous substances -- Land-based pollution -- Pollution by vessels and offshore oil platforms -- Dumping -- Conservation of marine living resources -- Transboundary air pollution -- Transboundary water pollution -- Desertification -- Nuclear damage -- Future of international environmental law (IEL). This well received book, informed by its interdisciplinary framework, succinctly yet accurately traverses and illuminates the full gamut of international environmental issues, laws and policies challenging the world today. The sixth edition responds to important developments arising subsequent to the fifth edition, relating, inter alia, to sustainable development, climate change, and energy. These developments include the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of 2015, the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change that replaced the Kyoto Protocol, and the challenges posed by renewable energy and global poverty. In sum, the book offers a synoptic overview, and instructive analysis of the relevant treaties, customary law, and soft law instruments governing all areas of international environmental law. Environmental law, International. Zebrowski Leach, Mariah author. 44841 Nutshell series 16704 7 cbc origcop 2 ncip 20 y-gencatlg lcc 0 BK rmza 125109 125109 0 0 lcc 0 0 APT BJB BJB APT 2025-09-10 0 K3585 G981i 2017 00000183628 2025-09-10 15:39:15 1 2025-09-10 BK