Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II

Courts, regulatory tribunals, and international bodies are the last line of defense for environmental protection. Governmental bodies enact and enforce environmental law, and their decisions and actions are the focus of public attention and debate. Court and tribunal decisions can have significant effects on environmental outcomes, corporate practices, and raise questions about enforcement. Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II examines major contemporary environmental issues from an environmental law and policy perspective. It focuses on issues that have or potentially could be the subject of judicial and regulatory tribunal processes and decisions, such as the protection of the marine environment, Canadian wildlife protection, and greenhouse gas emissions regulation. It also asks specific questions about Canada's international climate obligations, carbon pricing, trading and emissions regulations, the protection of marine mammals and the marine environment, Indigenous rights to protect and manage wildlife, and much more. This is an essential book for students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental law.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 15 January 2023
Publisher: University of Calgary Press

Courts, regulatory tribunals, and international bodies are frequently considered the last line of defense for environmental protection. Governments at the national and provincial levels enact and enforce environmental law, and their decisions and actions are the focus of public attention and debate. Court and tribunal decisions can have significant impacts on environmental outcomes, corporate practices, and raise questions about how they can be effectively and efficiently enforced on an ongoing basis.

Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II, examines major contemporary environmental issues from an environmental law and policy perspective. Expanding and building upon the concepts explored in Environment in the Courtroom, it focuses on issues that have, or potentially could be, the subject of judicial and regulatory tribunal processes and decisions. This comprehensive work brings together leading environmental law and policy specialists to address the protection of the marine environment, issues in Canadian wildlife protection, and the enforcement of greenhouse gas emissions regulation.

Drawing on a wide range of viewpoints, Environment in the Courtroom, Volume II, asks specific questions about and provides detailed examination of Canada's international climate obligations, carbon pricing, trading and emissions regulations in oil production, agriculture, and international shipping, the protection of marine mammals and the marine environment, Indigenous rights to protect and manage wildlife, and much more. This is an essential book for students, scholars, and practitioners of environmental law.

Dimension: 229 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781773853789