Biodiversity Laws, Policies and Science in Europe, the United States and China |
Autore | Antonelli Giovanni |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
QinTianbao
FerroniMaria Vittoria ErwinAlex |
ISBN | 3-031-56218-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Biodiversity: Laws, Policy, and Science in Europe, the United States, and China -- Foreword -- Environmental Protection and Biodiversity: Legislative Policies and the Work of Public Decision-Makers at the National and Sup... -- Foreword -- Green Conservatism -- Preface -- Contents -- Tackling the Unprecedented Biodiversity Loss: The International Law Response -- 1 International Law of Biodiversity -- 1.1 Building International Law of Biodiversity -- 1.1.1 A Framework Treaty on Biodiversity -- 1.1.2 Protecting Wild Species -- 1.1.3 Biodiversity Law for Forests, Wetlands, and Agriculture -- 1.1.4 International Law on Marine Biodiversity -- 1.2 The Inherent Limits of International Biodiversity Law in Responding to Biodiversity Loss -- 1.2.1 A Fragmented Institutional Landscape -- 1.2.2 Difficulty of Implementation and Follow-Up -- 2 A New Era in International Biodiversity Law? -- 2.1 The Marine Biodiversity Agreement Outside National Jurisdictions -- 2.2 Pollution Treaty -- 2.3 Global Biodiversity Framework 2022-2030 -- 2.4 WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- The Loss of Biodiversity as a Serious Environmental Threat: The Need for a New Legal Paradigm -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The International Convention on Biological Diversity -- 3 The Conference of the Parties: Kunming´s Agreement-Montreal -- 4 The Protection of Biodiversity in Europe through the Habitat Directive and the Directive for the protection of Birds -- 5 The European Green Deal and the Shift of the Political and Legal Paradigm for the Protection of Biodiversity -- 6 The Nature Restoration Law -- 7 The Challenge of the Restoration and Protection of Biodiversity in Cities -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Climate, Agriculture, Markets: A New Holistic Approach from the European Union -- 1 Introduction.
2 Ecosystem and System of Legal Sources in European Union Environmental Law -- 3 Sustainability in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) -- 4 In Particular: The Relationship Between the Common Agricultural Policy and Competition, Beyond Public Interest -- 5 Integrated Instruments for Biodiversity Protection: The Green Deal and Sustainability of the Supply Chain -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services-Legal Aspects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital: Concept and Frameworks -- 2.1 The Link Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 2.2 Science and Legal System -- 3 European and Italian Legal Framework -- 4 Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Sustainable Development and Biodiversity: Hype or Hope? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Underestimating What Is Invisible to the Eye -- 3 Beyond or Within? An Economic Perspective on Biodiversity -- 4 A Glimpse of the Future: Future Trends on Biodiversity -- 4.1 Demographic Change -- 4.2 Urbanization -- 4.3 Climate Change -- 4.4 Technological Change -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Biodiversity and Environmental Impact from Climate Change: Causes and Consequences -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Impacts of Climate Change -- 2.1 Extreme Aridity and Megafires -- 2.2 Land Use and Climate Change -- 2.3 Spread of Pathogens, Invasive Alien Species, and Pests -- 3 Scenarios of Climate Change Impact on Biodiversity -- 4 Climate Change Consequences on Nature´s Contribution to People -- 4.1 Climate Risk for Regulating NCP -- 4.1.1 NCP 1 Habitat Creation and Maintenance -- 4.1.2 NCP 2 Pollination and Dispersal of Seeds and Other Propagules -- 4.1.3 NCP 3 Regulation of Air Quality -- 4.1.4 NCP 4 Regulation of Climate -- 4.1.5 NCP 6 Regulation of Freshwater Quantity, Location, and Timing. 4.1.6 NCP 8 Formation, Protection, and Decontamination of Soils -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Ecosystem Services and Livestock Systems in Mountain Areas -- 1 Introduction: The Ecosystem Services Framework -- 2 Livestock Production Systems and ES -- 3 Mountain LPS and Provisioning ES -- 4 Mountain LPS and Biodiversity -- 5 Mountain LPS and Regulating ES -- 6 Mountain LPS and Cultural ES -- 7 Mountain LPS Sustainability and ES -- 7.1 Assessing and Valuing the ES -- 7.2 Social Perception and Economic Valuation of ES -- 7.3 Implementing Effective Public Policies and Private Valuation Actions -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- EU Soil Strategy for 2030: A Focus on Contaminated Sites and the Case of Italy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Position of Soil in the Environment, Its Importance and Threats -- 3 Convergence of Environmental Policies in Europe -- 3.1 Origin of Programmatic Action and Legal Basis -- 3.2 Towards to the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 -- 4 Contaminated Sites in Europe and the Soil Monitoring Law -- 4.1 Magnitude of the Phenomenon -- 4.2 Directive on Soil Monitoring and Resilience -- 5 The Case of Italy -- 5.1 The Contaminated Sites Legislation in Italy -- 5.2 Italy´s National Interest Contaminated Sites (SIN): A Comprehensive Overview -- 5.3 SIR: Contaminated Sites of Regional Interest in Italy -- 5.4 The Role of ISPRA, ARPA, and SNPA in Contaminated Site Management in Italy -- References -- Predator Law in the United States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History of Predator Policies in the United States -- 2.1 Eradication -- 2.2 Conservation -- 3 The Pendulum Swings Back in Search of Balance -- 3.1 Reintroductions -- 3.2 State-Sponsored Killings and Depredation -- 3.3 Delisting and Recovery -- 4 Permanent Return to State Management -- 4.1 Teetering Back Towards the Edge -- 4.2 Range Expansions -- 4.3 Who Should Decide? How Should Decisions Be Made?. 4.3.1 Dealing with Uncertain Science -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Aquatic Biodiversity Management in the United States -- 1 Freshwater Aquatic Biodiversity in the United States -- 1.1 Threats to Biodiversity -- 2 United States Law and Policy Addressing Aquatic Biodiversity -- 2.1 Endangered Species Act -- 2.2 Clean Water Act -- 2.3 Federal Power Act -- 2.4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act -- 2.5 The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act -- 2.6 Presidential Powers: The Biden Administration´s 30 x 30 Initiative -- 2.7 Other Federal Law -- 2.8 State Law -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Stewardship of Tribal Biodiversity in the United States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Diversity of Tribal Landscapes, Cultures, Attitudes, and Approaches -- 3 The North American Model and the I-NAM -- 4 Tribal Sovereignty and Trust Responsibility -- 5 The Unity of All Life -- 6 Working Effectively with Tribes to Study, Protect, and Restore Biodiversity -- 6.1 Collaborative Management of Protected Areas in the Canadian Arctic -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Wildlife, Science, and Law in the United States -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Framework Part 1: Standards -- 3 Framework Part 2: Science Process -- 4 Framework Part 3: Implementation -- 5 Integrative Policies and Human Elements -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Biosafety Regulation in China: Progress and Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Biodiversity -- 3 Implementation of International Biosafety Law in China: Requirements and Barriers -- 3.1 Biosafety Requirements in CBD and Its Protocols -- 3.2 China´s Implementation of International Obligations -- 3.3 Challenges in Implementing the CBD and Its Protocols -- 4 Biosecurity Law and GMO Regulation: Contribution and Remaining Challenges -- 4.1 Structure and Key Measures of the Biosecurity Law. 4.2 Contribution and Remaining Challenges -- 4.3 Remaining Challenges -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Legal Practice of In Situ Biodiversity Conservation in China: From the Perspective of Nature Reserves -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy and Legal System for the In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity in China -- 2.1 Relationship Between Policy and Law -- 2.2 Policy Orientation for Biodiversity Conservation and Nature Reserves in China -- 2.3 Legal System for the In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity in China -- 2.4 Development Direction of China´s Legal System for Biodiversity Conservation In Situ -- 3 Regulatory System for Nature Reserves in China -- 3.1 The Important Role of the Chinese Government in the Construction and Management of Nature Reserves -- 3.2 Structure of the Regulatory System for Nature Reserves in China -- 3.3 Cooperation Between the Government and Social Organizations in the Management of Nature Reserves -- 4 Judicial Protection System for Nature Reserves in China -- 4.1 Professional Trial Mechanism for Cases in Nature Reserves -- 4.2 Cooperation Between Judicial Organs and Social Organizations -- 4.3 Improving the Judicial Guarantee System for Global Nature Reserves -- 5 Public Participation Mechanism in Nature Reserves in China -- 5.1 Information Disclosure of Government Nature Reserves -- 5.2 Public Participation in the Daily Management of Nature Reserves -- 5.3 Public Participation in the Formulation of Policies and Laws on Nature Reserves -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- The Governance of Traditional Knowledge in China: Past, Current, and Future -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Brief Literature Review -- 3 Governance -- 4 The Past Stage -- 5 The Current Stage -- 6 The Future Stage -- 6.1 Comments -- 6.2 Problems -- 6.3 Solutions -- 7 Conclusion -- References. Current Situation and Future of Legislation on Precaution of Alien Species Invasion in China. |
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Environmental Law Before the Courts : A US-EU Narrative |
Autore | Antonelli Giovanni |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (348 pages) |
Altri autori (Persone) |
GerrardMichael
ColangeloSara MontedoroGiancarlo SantiseMaurizio LavrysenLuc FerroniMaria Vittoria |
ISBN | 3-031-41527-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- How the Courts Have Interpreted the Relevance of the U.S. Constitution to Environmental Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Commerce Clause -- 3 Case and Controversy Clause and Standing Doctrine -- 4 The Supremacy Clause: Preemption -- 4.1 Toxic Substances Control Act -- 4.2 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act -- 4.3 Atomic Energy Act -- 5 First Amendment: Freedom of Speech -- 5.1 Greenwashing -- 5.2 Securities Regulation and Compelled Disclosures -- 5.3 The First Amendment's Scope of Coverage -- 5.4 The Applicable Level of Scrutiny -- 6 Fourth Amendment: Searches and Seizures -- 6.1 Warrantless Searches Pursuant to Consent -- 6.2 Warrantless Searches of Pervasively Regulated Businesses -- 6.3 Warrantless Searches of Property in Public View -- 6.4 Searches Pursuant to Warrant -- 7 Fifth Amendment -- 7.1 Procedural Due Process -- 7.2 Substantive Due Process -- 7.3 Takings -- 8 Fourteenth Amendment: Equal Protection -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- The Environmental Rights Provisions of U.S. State Constitutions: A Comparative Analysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Right to Quality Environment: Similarities and Differences in Text -- 3 Scope -- 3.1 Role of Courts in Defining Right to a Quality Environment -- 3.2 Role of Legislature in Defining or Limiting Right to Quality Environment -- 4 Standing -- 5 Possible Defendants -- 5.1 Right of Action Against State? -- 5.2 Right of Action Against Private Parties? -- 6 Standard for Determining Constitutionality of Challenged Actions -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Environmental Justice Before U.S. Courts -- 1 Introduction: Mobilizing the Environmental Justice Movement -- 2 Litigation: A Tool of Limited But Continuing Utility -- 2.1 Antidiscrimination Cases: Constitution and Civil Rights Act-Based Claims -- 2.2 Substantive and Procedural Environmental Law Claims.
2.3 Tort Claims -- 3 Promise and Peril: Emerging Tools and Challenges for Environmental Justice Litigation -- 3.1 Federal Progress Under the Biden Administration -- 3.2 State Environmental Justice Statutes and State Law-Based Claims -- 3.3 Other Emerging Influences on Environmental Justice Litigation -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Ripple Effect: A Look at Sackett v. EPA and the Non-Water Quality Values That the Clean Water Act Protects, in Environmental Law Before the Courts: A US-EU Narrative -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Origins of the "Ripple Effect" -- 3 The "Ripple Effect" in Practice -- 4 An Uncertain Future for the "Ripple Effect" -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Specialized State Environmental Courts in the U.S.: The Experience of Vermont and Hawai'i -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Vermont's Experience with an Environmental Court Since Its Founding in 1990 -- 2.1 The U.S. State of Vermont -- 2.2 Vermont's Judiciary and a Brief History of Its Environmental Court -- 2.3 Vermont Superior Court Environmental Division Jurisdiction -- 2.3.1 Vermont State Environmental Enforcement Jurisdiction -- 2.3.2 State Environmental and Land Use Permits: Judicial Review/Merits Appeals Jurisdiction -- 2.3.3 Municipal Land Use Permits: Appeals and Enforcement Jurisdiction -- 2.4 Practices and Procedures in the Vermont Superior Court Environmental Division -- 3 Hawai'i's Experience with an Environmental Court Since Its Founding in 2015 -- 3.1 The U.S. State of Hawai'i -- 3.2 Hawai'i's Judiciary and a Brief History of Its Environmental Court -- 3.3 Hawai'i Environmental Court Jurisdiction -- 3.3.1 Hawai'i State Environmental Enforcement Jurisdiction -- 3.3.2 Hawai'i State Environmental Permits and Environmental Impact Statements: Judicial Review Jurisdiction -- 4 Reflections from the Experience of Vermont's and Hawaii's Environmental Courts. 4.1 The Impartiality and Integrity of Judges -- 4.2 Judges' Authority to Ask Questions of Witnesses and to Appoint a Witness -- 4.3 Judicial Education and Accumulation of Experience -- 4.4 Transparency of Judicial Reasoning and Publication of Decisions -- 5 Conclusion and Topics for Future Research -- References -- Protection of the Environment and the Court of Justice of the European Union -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Legislative Framework in the Field of Air Protection -- 2.1 Air Pollution, a Global and European Challenge -- 2.2 The Ambient Air Quality Directive -- 3 Air Protection in the Case-Law of the Court of Justice -- 3.1 Infringement Procedures -- 3.2 Infringement Procedures: Penalties? -- 3.3 Preliminary References -- 3.3.1 Sdruzhenie "Za Zemjata - dostap do pravosadie" -- 3.3.2 Deutsche Umwelthilfe -- 3.3.3 Ministre de la Transition écologique and Premier ministre -- 4 Limits of the EU Competences and Role of National Courts -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- I. Judgments of the CJEU -- II. Opinions of Advocate General -- III. Judgments of National Courts -- IV. On-line Sources -- Anchoring the Right to a Healthy Environment in the European Convention on Human Rights: What Concretized Normative Consequences Can Be Anticipated for the Strasbourg Court? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Right's Content -- 3 Concretized Normative Consequences -- 3.1 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Member States -- 3.2 The Court's Subject-Matter Jurisdiction -- 3.2.1 Environment as Sui Generis Subject-Matter of Human Rights Protection -- 3.2.2 Animals as Subject-Matter of Human Rights Protection -- 3.2.3 Minimum Severity Threshold -- 3.2.4 Relationship Between the Autonomous Right to a Healthy Environment and Other Rights -- 3.2.5 Substantive and Procedural Limbs of the Right to a Healthy Environment -- 3.3 The Court's Personal Jurisdiction. 3.3.1 The Status of "Future Generations" -- 3.3.2 Actio Popularis -- 3.3.3 Legal Standing of Natural Persons -- 3.3.4 Legal Standing of NGOs -- 3.3.5 Status of Potential Victim -- 3.3.6 Loss of Victim Status -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Environmental Law in the Courts of Europe: A Rough Sketch -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Different Environmental Conditions, Pressures and Awareness -- 3 Variety in Legal and Judicial Systems -- 4 Environmental Law and the Various Types of Courts -- 5 Specialized Environment Courts and Tribunals -- 6 The Aarhus Convention -- 7 The European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights -- 8 The EU and the Court of Justice of the EU -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- How German Judges Decide Environmental Cases Under Public Law -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 German History -- 2.2 Constitutionalisation -- 2.3 Europeanisation -- 2.4 Internationalisation -- 2.5 Interpretation -- 2.6 Court System -- 2.7 Style -- 2.8 Role of the Judge -- 3 Cases, Controversies and Concepts -- 3.1 Climate Decision -- 3.1.1 Introduction -- 3.1.2 The Leitmotiv -- 3.1.3 Article 20a of the Basic Law -- 3.1.4 Groundbraking: New Fundamental Rights for Young People! -- 3.1.5 Summary of the Court's Findings -- 3.1.6 Groundbraking, but also Convincing? -- 3.2 Environmental Impact Assessment and Access to Justice -- 3.2.1 Introduction -- 3.2.2 History of the EIA -- 3.2.3 Definition -- 3.2.4 Access to Justice -- 3.2.5 Traditions of Administrative Justice -- 3.2.6 Public Interest Litigation (Trianel) -- 3.3 Air Quality -- 3.3.1 The Janecek Case -- 3.3.2 Air Quality Plans -- 3.4 Dieselgate and the 'Rights' of NGOs -- 3.4.1 Facts of the Case -- 3.4.2 Legal Proceedings -- 3.4.3 The Judgment of the CJEU from November 2022 -- 3.4.4 Guidance and an Open Question -- 3.4.5 Rights-Based Standing in Germany. 3.4.6 Adjustment of the Traditional Concept of 'Right'? -- 3.4.7 Papinian's Definition -- 3.4.8 Windscheid's Claim -- 3.4.9 Jellinek's System -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Court of Justice and Protected Areas in the European Union -- 1 Background -- 2 Taking Conservation Seriously -- 3 Oversight of National Action -- 4 Precautionary Approach -- 5 Sequential Approach -- 6 The "Life-Cycle" of Sites -- 7 Interim Measures -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Environmental Protection Before Italian Administrative Courts -- 1 Introduction: A Sketch of Multilevel Environmental Protection in the Italian Criminal and Civil Law -- 2 Italian Environmental Law and the Role of Constitutional Court -- 3 The Environment Before Administrative Law Courts -- 3.1 Council of State, Plenary Assembly No. 10, 2019 -- 3.2 Protection of "diffuse and collective interests" -- 3.3 Remediation Obligations of the Bankruptcy Trustee -- 4 Remediation Obligations of the Owner/Manager of the Polluted Site -- 5 The Jurisdiction -- 6 "Silent Consent" Between Public Administration and Private Actors -- 7 "Silent Consent" Between Public Administrations -- 8 The Review of Environmental Assessments -- 9 Conclusion -- References -- Biodiversity Law Before the Courts -- 1 Introduction. Going at the Heart of the Biodiversity Threat: Biodiversity Loss -- 2 Definition of Biodiversity -- 3 The International Convention on Biological Diversity -- 3.1 The Conference of the Parties: Kuming's Agreement-Montreal -- 4 Exploring Litigation: Lawsuits' Qualification Related to the Protection of Biodiversity and the Asymmetry on Standing's Requirements -- 5 Litigation in Brazil, Colombia, Australia, Philippines, EU, Belgium and Finland Between Ecocentric and Anthropocentric Approach -- 5.1 Brazil: Landowners' Lialibity for Using Illegally Deforested Land. 5.2 Colombia: The Atrato Ruling and the Deforestation in the Amazon Violations of Fundamental Rights. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910755076903321 |
Antonelli Giovanni | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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