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The Future of Environmental Law: Ambition and Reality

The Future of Environmental Law: Ambition and Reality

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Environmental law is shifting from negotiating policies to enforcing goals to secure a sustainable future. This book analyzes successful legal instruments and discusses challenges and innovative applications for achieving sustainability goals. It covers international environmental law, sustainability, and offshore renewable energy, and includes case studies from the Netherlands and Brazil. It is essential reading for students, scholars, and researchers in environmental law, public international law, and sustainable development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 308 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2023
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd


Environmental law is undergoing a transformative shift, moving beyond the negotiation and prescription of environmental policies to the enforcement of time-bound, measurable, and achievable goals aimed at securing a sustainable future. This thought-provoking and timely book delves into the legal instruments that have been instrumental in driving progress toward ecological sustainability. Featuring contributions from esteemed scholars, this insightful volume explores the future challenges and innovative applications of environmental law to efficiently and effectively achieve sustainability goals.

Chapters in the book delve into diverse topics, including the role of international environmental law in interpreting human rights, the legal dimensions of sustainability, and the proliferation of offshore renewable energy in European seas. The book concludes by analyzing key international case studies, such as the issue of salinization from a legal perspective in the Netherlands and the relevance of groundwater for the development of the Brazilian semiarid region.

Providing a comprehensive and comparative environmental law outlook, this book is a vital resource for students, scholars, researchers, and practitioners in environmental law, public international law, responsible consumption, and sustainable cities and communities. It will also be of interest to policy makers and government officials working towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.


Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035314638

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