ISBN: 9789004152120 - precautionary rights and duties of states (nova et vetera iuris gentium, band 25) (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: very good. Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff, c2006. Hardcover. xix,351 pp. ills. ; 25 cm. (Nova et vetera iuris gentium. Series A, Modern international law, 25). - Through the analysis of state practice regarding the principle of international environmental law, this work answers questions concerning the conditions triggering a right or duty to take precautionary action; the nature and content of such action; the issue areas to which the principle applies; and, the role of socio-economic factors. Condition : very good copy. ISBN 9789004152120. Keywords : RECHT, international law international law.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work makes clear what it means that the precautionary principle represents customary international law. Through the analysis of state practice regarding this principle of international environmental law, it answers crucia.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Concluding that the precautionary principle embodies customary international law is one thing. Determining what this means is quite another. That challenge is met by this work, which resolves a number of crucial questions concerning the scope of this principle of international environmental law; the conditions triggering a right or duty to take precautionary action; the measures to be taken; the allocation of the burden of proof; and the role of socio-economic factors. These questions are dealt with one at a time through the charting and analysis of patterns and common denominators in the extensive (inter)national practice of states regarding the precautionary principle. The hard legal core of the principle is thus gradually exposed. In the process, a realistic and accessible account is given of how and to what extent this general principle can and does direct the actions of states in concrete instances. Ultimately, this work sets out what it takes to act in conformity with the precautionary principle under general international law, and will be of interest to anyone involved with international law and environmental protection.…