Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law

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This book presents a variety of articles on contemporary issues in environmental law by eminent university professors of environmental law, international public law, European Union law, and comparative law in Europe and Japan. It is the first book in the field of environmental law based on the results of international conferences and research activities supported by the European Union delegation in Japan. Current essential and global topics such as principles of environmental law, climate change, biodiversity, ethics pertaining to animal rights, nuclear safety regime after Fukushima, environmental impact assessments, protecting international waters, genetically-modified organisms, and implementing international instruments, and EU rules at the national level are discussed in light of the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon and other recent international treaties, by comparing the approaches taken by the EU, European countries, and Japan. As environmental law is not just a national issue but also a global one, it is important to understand and analyse various aspects of current environmental issues. This book is a response to such needs, and represents the joint work of five Japanese and four European (two German and two Italian) professors who have succeeded in creating something that is both unique and remarkable.

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Inhaltsangabe1 Introduction: Development of EU environmental law in global context (Nakanishi).- 2 Principles of EU Environmental Law: An Appraisal (Proelss).- 3 The implementation of EU environmental law within the domestic orders of the Member States:  Challenges and Achievements (Proelss).- 4 Comparative studies on national implementation of Kyoto Protocol (Takamura).- 5 Climate policies and their compatibility with WTO (Morita).- 6 Animal ethics (Nakanishi).- 7 Aarhus convention and EIA directive (Minami).- 8 EU water management and non EU member states (Sato).- 9 Environmental damage compensation in Japan (Ortolani).- 10 Nuclear safety regimes under EU and Japan (Kawasaki).- 11 The Challenge of Regulating GMOs-Current Status and Perspectives (Hans-Georg Dederer).- 12 Biodiversiy (Sara De Vido).- Conclusion.  

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