Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 341 EAN: 9780314180230 ISBN: 0314180230 Label: Thomson West Manufacturer: Thomson West Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 784 Publication Date: August 29, 2007 Publisher: Thomson West Sales Rank: 510181 Studio: Thomson West
Product DescriptionThis Nutshell introduces the relevant concepts of international environmental law, contemplates the socio-scientific evidence confronting lawmakers, and addresses the resulting corpus of substantive law. Expert authors cover international environmental problems such as population, biodiversity, global climate change, ozone depletion, Antarctica, toxic and hazardous substances, land- and vessel-based pollution, transboundary water pollution, desertification, and nuclear damage.
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Rating: - Not professionally written
Some critical information is wrong, and there were many editorial errors (typos). The disasterous mistake, for example, is to say that the first committment period of the Kyoto Protocol is between 2008 and 2112... I do not recommend this book for a serious reader.
Rating: - Well organized and informative
Unlike many of the "nutshell" series, which can reduce a reading of the law below the level of comprehension or usefulness, this book really works. It is well organized, informative and very readable. If you are just starting to explore an issue in international environmental law, this is a good book to launch your query. Even better, this book gives you both a solid outline of the structure and substance of the law, and gives you a good introduction to several of the major issues currently in process. ... Read More
Rating: - A concise overview of international environmental issues.
Professor Gurswamy's Nutshell on International Environmental Law provides an excellent introduction to international environmental issues, without getting overly bogged down in either technobabble or legalistic boilerplate. It serves as an excellent introduction to the issues, and is clear to any layman.
Rating: - A refreshingly unpretentious, intelligent book.
A must read for anyone interested in the environment and global politics. This book, though designed for lawyers, would be useful for classrooms from high school on up - and for laypeople interested in knowing more about international environmental politics, a subject of growing importance.
- Not professionally written
- Well organized and informative
