Prevention of Environmental Harm under General International Law - An Alternative Reconstruction

Prevention of environmental harm is commonly regarded as an obligation established by a customary rule of international law. However, many questions are still unanswered, including the exact content of such an obligation. This book attempts to address those questions by proposing a different reconstruction: it is argued that prevention of environmental harm amounts to a general principle of international law, rather than a customary rule. To this end, the book discusses the weaknesses of the classication of prevention as a customary obligation.

Summary

Prevention of environmental harm is commonly regarded as an obligation established by a customary rule of international law. However, many questions are still unanswered, including the exact content of such an obligation. This book attempts to address those questions by proposing a different reconstruction: it is argued that prevention of environmental harm amounts to a general principle of international law, rather than a customary rule. To this end, the book discusses the weaknesses of the classication of prevention as a customary obligation.

Product details

• Authors: Mario Gervasi
• Publisher: Nomos
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.2021
• EAN: 9783848772322
• ISBN: 978-3-8487-7232-2
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 25 mm x 238 mm
• Weight: 692 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Internationales Recht, Nachhaltigkeit, Umweltschutz, Umweltrecht, EU, Europäische Union, Rechtsvergleichung, NG-Rabatt, Umweltvölkerrecht, Sustainable Development, International Law, nachhaltige Entwicklung, International Environmental Law, International Human Rights, Rio Declaration, Paris-Abkommen, Global Pact for Environment, Transforming Our World, Humanitarian Law