International Environmental “soft law” The Functions and Limits of Nonbinding Instruments in International Environmental Governance and Law /

• Main Author: Friedrich, Jürgen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht, Veröffentlichungen des Max-Planck-Instituts für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, 247
• Subjects: Law.; International relations.; International law.; International environmental law.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Sustainable development.; International Environmental Law.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; International Relations.; Sustainable Development.; Sources and Subjects of International Law, International Organizations.

In international negotiations, the question of the design and the legal form of the negotiated instrument is as complex as it is often controversial. Intended as a read for both practitioners and academics, this book provides a comprehensive treatise of the characteristics, the potential and the lim...