Yang, T., and Percival, R.V. (2008). The Emergence of Global Environmental Law. Web.
The public unease about the environmental issues over the last several decades has been an issue of concern and there have been the introduction of international laws trying to tackle environmental problems. These laws have been experienced both in terms of global and national laws governing the managing of the environment.
The authors of this paper have covered how the global law on environment emerged, the reasons why the laws emerged, (is it because of globalization, or ecological and human necessities?) and finally what impacts the laws have had on development in their bid to supporting a healthy environment and how people have conceptualized the laws.
The source is relevant to environmental law since it gives all interested parties a brief history of the laws and how they have forced man in changing the way he does his activities.
Shelton, D., and Kiss, A. (2005). Judicial handbook on Environmental law: United Nations Environment Program. Web.
The deterioration of the environment continues to threaten the survival of man and other living things. With two thirds of the world population living in areas of water shortages, the problems of lack of clean water to drink and poor sanitation are a leading cause of death. Without everyone’s effort to preserve the world, the biosphere may be unable to support everybody and the future generations will suffer unless the current patterns of production are changed.
The handbook was drafted in a bid to enable the judges in all courts of laws or tribunals to identify well before hand the environmental issues being brought before them and how they ought to interpret the situations in order to make rulings that align with environment protection. The handbook simply provides the decision makers with a guideline since it contains information on international and comparative environmental laws and how they have been used.
Ashford, N.A., and Caldart, C. (2008). Environmental Law, Policy, And Economics: Reclaiming The Environmental Agenda. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Information Technology Press. Illustrated.
The book provides a valuable foundation for creating multidimensional approaches to protecting the environment without being partisan. It offers a combination of environmental science, economics, law and policies. The book examines the effectiveness of law and economics including the emergence of information and the tools addressing the current environment challenges. The authors hope that the book will provide the basis for renewing everybody’s commitment and attitude towards the environmental health. With the human race future being dependent on how well we treat the environment, there is thus the need for human beings to turn to sustainable development.
Hay, B.L., Stavins, R.N., and Vietor, R.H.K. (2005). Environmental Protection And The Social Responsibility Of Firms: Perspectives From Law, Economics, And Business. Resources for the Future Publishers.
The authors of this book analyze the commonly accepted assumptions at the heart of current debates on corporate social responsibility and provide a foundation for future research and policymaking. The authors provide a platform for or against corporate social responsibility by fostering a careful and impartial exploration of questions about corporate social responsibility in relation to the environment.
The book also examines whether the management has a duty to maximize profits in the interest of the shareholders or it should sacrifice some by voluntarily following and exceeding the requirements of the environment law. In relation to environmental law, this book tries to explain the corporate social responsibilities organization should take to enhance a comfortable and sustainable environment.
Angelo, M. (2005). Embracing Uncertainty, Complexity and Change: An Eco-Pragmatic Reinvention of a First Generation Environmental Law. Web.
The paper covers the effects of pesticides and the laws which seek to control the use of pesticides. The article explains that despite the laid environmental laws, the number of birds and wildlife species has been declining at an alarming rate as well as the services we receive from our ecosystem. One of the blames towards this decline has been attributed to the continued usage of pesticides by man. As a result, this has caused several law suits seeking deregistration of some of the pesticides currently being used by numerous environmentalists.
The article uses the new legal discipline of economic pragmatism to analyze and reinvent the federal laws in order to protect the environment better. It analyzes the current pesticide laws and also the implementation of the Environment Policy Act identifying the areas that need modification based on economic principles, which if followed would lead to protection of the environment critical resources.
Meinhard, D. (2005). From Hot Air to Action? Climate Change, Compliance And The Future Of International Environmental Law. Web.
The works of Meinhard covers the evolution and the current state of global climate change under the authority of the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change. The dissertation is mainly concerned with how countries are complying with the Kyoto protocol and how the compliance is affecting economic operations and allocation of resources. The dissertation then concludes with an assessment of the compliance level among the US companies tackling external influences and also the connection between climate change and the World Trade Organization.