Considers the ways in which transboundary environmental pollution can be remedied through a variety of legal instruments. This book focuses on international environmental law and international conventions as well as the application of national...
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Considers the ways in which transboundary environmental pollution can be remedied through a variety of legal instruments. This book focuses on international environmental law and international conventions as well as the application of national environmental law in a transboundary legal context. It is suitable for practitioners and students
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction and editorial preface; PART I International Environmental Law and Conventions; 2. Cluster-Litigation in cases of transboundary environmental harm; 3. The role of international conventions in solving transboundary pollution disputes; 4. Transboundary vessel-source marine pollution - international legal framework and its application to China; 5. ILC proposal on the role of origin state in transboundary damage; PART II National Environmental Law in a Transboundary Legal Context
6. Applying national liability law to transboundary pollution: some lessons from Europe and the United States7. The joint governance of transboundary river basins: some observations on the role of law; 8. A new look at environmental impact assessments: using customary law to prevent domestic and transboundary environmental damage; 9. Transboundary environmental crimes: an analysis of Chinese and European law; PART III The Songhua River Pollution Case; 10. Reflections from the transboundary pollution of Songhua River
11. Pondering over the incident of Songhua River pollution from the perspective of environmental law12. International legal aspect of the Songhua River incident; PART IV Comparative Conclusions; 13. Comparative and concluding remarks; Index
