International Environmental Law Reports

International Environmental Law Reports - IELR

The International Environmental Law Reports is a comprehensive collection of key international and national decisions relating to international environmental law, encompassing decisions from the late nineteenth century to the present day. The five volume set will be a valuable resource for students and practitioners alike. Each case is accompanied by a full introductory note and, where appropriate, relevant background materials to facilitate a fuller understanding of the case. This is the first ever collection devoted to international environmental law decisions, an essential work of reference collecting all relevant materials in one place.

Volume 5: International Environmental Law in International Tribunals
ISBN 9780521650380 (hbk) | 9780521659642 (pbk), Karen Lee (ed):

The fifth and final volume of the International Environmental Law Reports collects together eighteen decisions from international tribunals. As well as decisions of the International Court of Justice, the volume includes decisions from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, various arbitral tribunals and the United Nations Compensation Commission. The comprehensive case summaries are also backed up by detailed cross references to original sources. Covering four decades of legal proceedings, this volume brings the 'classic' decisions up to date with the major modern decisions of international tribunals.

Volume 4: International Environmental Law in National Courts
ISBN 9780521650373 (hbk) | 9780521659659 (pbk), Alice Palmer and Cairo Robb (eds):

The cases included in the fourth volume of the International Environmental Law Reports cover a range of environmental issues, from protected species and habitats to activities that impact on the environment - including mining, the construction of dams and waste disposal. The collection evidences different approaches to the relationship between domestic and international legal systems, and highlights many substantive and procedural environmental laws that are enjoying increasing recognition around the world. With around half of the cases having been translated into English from as many as twelve other languages, the volume provides valuable comparative insight into national legal perspectives on international environmental law.

Volume 3: Human Rights and Environment
ISBN 9780521650366 (hbk) | 9780521659666 (pbk), Cairo Robb (ed):

Volume 3 of the IELR focuses on human rights and environment. Against a background of emerging rights to environment in national and international instruments, traditional human rights are being used to achieve environmental objectives. Globally, rights such as the right to private life, the right to life, the rights of minorities, the right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions and the right to a fair hearing are increasingly being invoked and interpreted in an environmental context. This volume brings together relevant decisions of the UN Human Rights Committee, the European Court, and former Commission, of Human Rights and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. It provides a summary or note of each case, the full legal text in the most important cases, and includes an invaluable digest of cases arranged by the human right relied upon. This is an essential reference work for those interested in human rights and environment.

Volume 2: International Trade and Environment
ISBN 9780521650359 (hbk) | 9780521659673 (pbk), Cairo Robb (ed):

The second volume of the International Environmental Law Reports focuses on trade and environment. This volume provides a complete set of the major dispute settlement or judicial decisions on environment-related issues under three international trade regimes: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor the World Trade Organization (WTO); the Canada-USA Free Trade Agreement (precursor to the North America Free Trade Agreement); and the European Community. The book provides a summary of every case and full texts of relevant legal findings in selected cases. It also provides extracts from other cases dealing with issues relevant to future trade and environment controversies. A convenient compendium of key cases for policy makers in government and NGOs, academic researchers, business advisors, students, and for all who are interested in international trade law and in international environmental law.

Volume 1: Early Decisions
ISBN 9780521643474 (hbk) | 9780521643979 (pbk), Cairo Robb (ed):

The first volume of the International Environmental Law Reports focuses on early decisions. It includes all the well known, and some lesser known, international decisions relevant to international environmental law prior to the 1970s, with a summary of each decision. Volume 1 also includes a number of very early national decisions considered important in the development of international environmental law, either because they were the background against which international decisions were shaped or because they are often referred to but are not widely available in English. Other decisions are included because they illustrate national views of the content and direction of international law at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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