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The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law edited by Bodansky, Daniel; Brunnée, Jutta; Hey, Ellen (7th August 2008)
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Part I General Issues, Ch.2 The Evolution of International Environmental Law

Peter H. Sand

From: The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law

Edited By: Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnée, Ellen Hey

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Series:
Oxford Handbooks in Law
Published in print:
07 August 2008
ISBN:
9780199552153

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 21 May 2019

Subject(s):
Treaties, interpretation — Specific treaties — Sustainable development — Environmental disputes
Few legal disciplines have evolved as rapidly as international environmental law, which is variously described as a ‘special field’, a ‘new branch’, or an emergent ‘autonomous special area’ of international law. Although some would contest, or at least qualify, this claim to autonomy—mainly on the grounds that there is presently no overall systemic coherence, let alone authoritative codification, of the diverse international norms applicable (see Chapter 7 ‘Relationship between International Environmental Law and Other Branches of International Law’)—the debate is...
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