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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790038503321

Autore

Barboza Julio

Titolo

The environment, risk and liability in international law [[electronic resource] /] / by Julio Barboza

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden [Netherlands] ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-283-11993-5

9786613119933

90-04-18879-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

Legal aspects of sustainable development, , 1875-0923 ; ; v. 10

Disciplina

344.04/6

Soggetti

Liability (Law)

Government liability (International law)

Liability for environmental damages

Environmental law, International

Transboundary pollution - Law and legislation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Risk and harm, prevention and liability -- Responsibility and liability in international law -- Conventional law -- Other aspects of international practice -- The development of the subject at the International Law Commission -- The development in the International Law Commission : consideration of the topic since 1997.

Sommario/riassunto

Risk has always been an element of life. Yet modern technology continues to spread environmentally hazardous activity beyond State boundaries. These hazardous—yet socially useful—activities exist in a grey area between legality and wrongfulness. The Environment, Risk and Liability in International Law explains the important role liability plays in risk management and environmental protection, within the realm of international law. The text explores questions such as the lawfulness of acts which negatively affect the environment, as well as who should be liable for transfrontier damages. From private to public interest, from individual to common concern, activities involving risk are a growing preoccupation of our societies.