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Law Environmental

International Environmental Law and Asian Values

Legal Norms and Cultural Influences

by (author) Roda Mushkat

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2005
Category
Environmental, General, International
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774810579
    Publish Date
    Jul 2005
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774810562
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $95.00
  • 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