International Environmental Law and Asian Values
Legal Norms and Cultural Influences
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2005
- Category
- Environmental, General, International
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774810579
- Publish Date
- Jul 2005
- List Price
- $34.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774810562
- Publish Date
- Sep 2004
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774851091
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $34.95
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Description
This book juxtaposes international environmental norms and practices with relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas. Roda Mushkat examines the fundamental principle of public participation in environmental law-making, as well as the "rights approach," against the emergence of democratic and human rights norms in the region. The complex relationship between trade and the environment is also discussed in light of the strong regional emphasis on economic growth, trade liberalization, and the aversion to conditionalities. Given regionalization processes in Asia-Pacific and elsewhere, this work seeks to establish to what extent such processes have led to the regionalization of international environmental law.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Roda Mushkat is Professor and Head of the Department of Law at the University of Hong Kong.
Editorial Reviews
The author usefully makes a presentation of the case for the universality of international environmental law with pragmatic considerations for implementation.
The Barrister
It does, indeed, add up to an interesting story which Muskat to her great credit presents as one that cries out for explanation.
Law and Politics Book Review