Environmental law
Environmental law is a body of law, which is a system of complex and interlocking statutes, common law, treaties, conventions, regulations and policies which seek to protect the natural environment which may be affected, impacted or endangered by human activities. Some environmental laws regulate the quantity and nature of impacts of human activities: for example, setting allowable levels of pollution. Other environmental laws are preventive in nature and seek to assess the possible impacts before the human activities can occur.
Environmental law as a distinct system arose in the 1960s in the major industrial economies. While many countries worldwide have since accumulated impressive sets of environmental laws, their implementation has often been woeful. In recent years, environmental law has become seen as a critical means of promoting sustainable development (or "sustainability"). Policy concepts such as the precautionary principle, public participation, environmental justice, and the polluter pays principle have informed many environmental law reforms in this respect (see further Richardson and Wood, 2006). There has been considerable experimentation in the search for more effective methods of environmental control beyond traditional "command-and-control" style regulation. Eco-taxes, tradeable emission allowances and negotiated agreements are some of these innovations.
Bibliography
- Menell, P.S. (ed), Environmental Law (Ashgate Publishing, Burlington, 2003).
- Croci, E. (ed), The Handbook of Environmental Voluntary Agreements (Springer, New York, 2005).
- Freeman, J. and Kolstad, C.D. (eds), Moving to Markets in Environmental Regulation (Oxford University Press, New York, 2006).
- Richardson, B.J. and S. Wood (eds), Environmental Law for Sustainability (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2006)
Environmental Law Reviews & Journals
- Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review
- Buffalo Environmental Law Journal
- Canadian Environmental Law Reports
- Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law & Policy
- Columbia Journal of Environmental Law
- Dickinson Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
- Ecology Law Quarterly (UC Berkeley)
- Energy Law Journal (University of Tulsa)
- Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal (http://www.eelpj.org)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Law Reporter
- Environmental Lawyer
- European Environmental Law Review (http://www.kluwerlawonline.com/)
- Fordham Environmental Law Review
- Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
- Great Plains Natural Resources Journal (Univ. South Dakota)
- Harvard Environmental Law Review
- Hastings West-Northwest Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- Journal of Energy Law & Policy
- Journal of Energy, Natural Resources, & Environmental Law
- Journal of Environmental Law
- Journal of Environmental Law & Litigation (Univ. Oregon)
- Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy
- Journal of Land Resources & Environmental Law (Univ. Utah)
- Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law (Florida St. Univ.)
- Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law (Univ. of Kentucky) [1]
- Land & Water Law Review
- Missouri Environmental Law & Policy Review
- Natural Resources & Environment [2]
- Natural Resources Journal (Univ. New Mexico)
- New York University Environmental Law Journal
- New Zealand Journal of Environmental Law
- Ocean & Coastal Law Journal (Univ. Maine)
- Oil, Gas, & Energy Quarterly
- Pace Environmental Law Review
- Penn State Environmental Law Review
- Public Land & Resources Law Review (Univ. Montana)
- RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (Franklin Pierce)
- Southeastern Environmental Law Journal (Univ. South Carolina)
- Stanford Environmental Law Journal
- Temple Journal of Science, Technology, & Environmental Law
- Toledo Journal of Great Lakes' Law, Science & Policy
- Transportation Law Journal (Univ. Denver)
- Tulane Environmental Law Journal
- UCLA Journal of Environmental Law & Policy
- Univ. Baltimore Journal of Environmental Law
- Univ. Houston Environmental & Energy Law & Policy
- Univ. of Denver Water Law Review
- Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
- Villanova Environmental Law Journal
- Virginia Environmental Law Journal
- William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
- Wisconsin Environmental Law Journal
See also
- environmental agreements
- environmental impact statement
- environmental justice
- international environmental law
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
- property rights
- takings
External links
- europaticker: European Union environmental adhesion guideline today
- American Bar Association Section on Environment, Energy and Resources
- Canadian Environmental Law Association
- Centre for International Environmental Law
- [3] (Environmental & Energy Law & Policy Journal)
- Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide(E-LAW)
- Environmental Law Centre (ELC)
- Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
- Environmental Law Net
- Environmental Law and Land Use Program, Florida State University College of Law
- Environmental Law Program and LL.M., University of Oregon
- Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD Journal)
- International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC)
- Public Interest Environmental Law Conference
- West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) (BC Canada)
- Environmental Law - Encyclopedic Article
- Environmental Law updates
- National Association of Environmental Law Societies
