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Research Guide - International Environmental Law In the 30+ years since the U.N. Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm in 1972, international environmental law has grown significantly. The main sources for this body of law are treaties and customary international law. Some of the customary international law concepts or principles (those generally accepted by nations) in regards to environmental law are:
This guide to international environmental law resources available in the Hastings Law Library and on the Internet is by no means extensive but it will get you started on your research. It is divided into the following sections: General Information • United Nations • Treaties • Congressional Research Service Reports • Hearings and other Government Documents • Internet Sites • Water • Air • Earth and People General
Information Global
Environment and International Law International
Environmental Law International
Environmental Law for the 21st Century International
Environmental Law in a Nutshell, 2nd ed. International
Law and the Environment Principles
of International Environmental Law Some periodicals in our collection are: Colorado
Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy Georgetown
International Environmental Law Review New Zealand
Journal of Environmental Law Review
of European Community & International Environmental Law Sustainable
Development Law & Policy Yearbook
of International Environmental Law NOTE: We are constantly addition new books and journals to our collection, for additional titles please search the Library's Online Catalog. Try a keyword search using "INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL", or search by the subject "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW INTERNATIONAL." United Nations The United Nations (http://www.un.org) has coordinated the majority of international environmental policy-making, and many of the documents can be found at its website, or at those of its agencies. Access U.N.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com
(available to Hastings students, faculty, and staff) Treaties Other treaty research can be conducted by following recommendations in the Hastings Law Library's Treaty Research Guide. A few of
our books: International,
EC and US Environmental Law : a Comprehensive Selection of Basic Documents The Marine
Mammal Commission Compendium of Selected Treaties, International Agreements,
and Other Relevant Documents on Marine Resources, Wildlife, and the Environment Congressional
Research Service Reports Some recent
reports published by CRS are: Port
and Maritime Security: Background and Issues for Congress Environmental
Protection Issues in the 109th Congress Hearings
and other Government Documents These agencies and committees most likely have websites, but being able to find documents on them might be so straight-forward. If you're having trouble locating a document, try searching again with a search engine like Google™, and use the advanced search option to limit by site or domain. Search LexisNexis Congressional, which is an online index of (restricted to users on campus). ASIL - Guide
to International Environmental Law Atlas of
International Freshwater Agreements Center for
International Environmental Law ECOLEX Electronic Information System for International Law (EISIL) > International Environmental Law http://www.eisil.org/index.php?sid=439727018&t=sub_pages&cat=18 EnviroLink Environmental
Law Alliance Worldwide Environmental
Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) Yearbook
on International Co-operation on Environment and Development NaturalResources
WebLinks: University of Denver College of Law International
Environmental Law and Policy: A Comprehensive Reference Source International
Environmental Law Research Guide prepared by Georgetown University Law
Library Trade and
Environmental Database US POPs (persistant
organic pollutants) World Conservation
Union (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources) World Resources
Institute Worldwatch
Institute Water American
and International Aquaculture Law Model
Water Sharing Agreements for the Twenty-First Century The United
Nations Convention on the Law of International Watercourses : a Framework
for Sharing Air International
environmental policy : interests and the failure of the Kyoto process Methyl
bromide : update on achieving the requirements of the Clean Air Act and
the Montreal Protocol Earth
and People Greening
NAFTA : the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Human
Rights and the Environment : Conflicts and Norms in a Globalizing World
People,
Plants, and Justice : the Politics of Nature Conservation Stumbling
Toward Sustainability
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