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Zusatztext A worthy addition to the Oxford Monographs in International Law series ... a well-researched and comprehensive reference work. Informationen zum Autor Dr Katharina Kummer Head of Section, Environmental Affairs, in the Political Directorate of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Klappentext Uncontrolled transboundary transfer of hazardous wastes was recognized as a major environmental problem in the mid-1980's and it continues to be one of the most serious environmental issues we face at the end of this century. The international community has responded by elaborating pertinent international agreements. Treaties are now in place at global and regional levels, and additional ones are being negotiated. Despite their common aim of protecting the environment against the ill-effects of hazardous wastes, they often differ in stringency as well as scope and membership. This book analyses the key treaties and other international legal rules on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes. It identifies inconsistencies, gaps, and overlaps, and proposes ways to build a comprehensive global regulatory system for the management of hazardous wastes by harmonizing relevant international legal rules. Zusammenfassung This book analyses the relationship of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal with other legal rules, and proposes means to form a global regulatory regime for hazardous waste management on the basis of the Convention. The introduction has been revised. Inhaltsverzeichnis Abbreviations Foreword Table of Cases Table of Legal Instruments of the EU and OECD Table of Treaties and other International Legal Instruments Preface Introduction 1: Transboundary Movements of Hazardous wastes in International Law 2: The Basel Convention: an Analysis and Assessment 3: The Basel Convention as an Umbrella for Regional Hazardous waste Treaties 4: The Relationship Between the Basel Convention and the Waste Management Systems of the EU and the OECD 5: The Basel Regime and Sectoral Pollution Control treaties 6: Ensuring Compliance: Relevant Concepts and Mechanisms 7: The Contribution of the Basel Convention and Related Rules to an Emerging Global aste Management System Appendices Bibliography Index ...
