Principles of International Environmental Law II: Documents in International Environmental Law

by Philippe Sands, Richard Tarasofsky, Mary Weiss (Editor)

A companion to the first volume in a three-volume set, this document collection includes all the key international legal instruments in this field. A third volume, published separately, includes the documents in European Community environmental law. The set of volumes gives a comprehensive account of one of the fastest-growing areas of international law - the principles and rules relating to the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources. It incorporates all the key material from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The two-volume document set provides source material for the textbook. All three volumes are available as one book, or separately.

1709 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Philippe Sands an Anglo-French lawyer and writer. He is Professor of Law at University College London and a practicing barrister at Matrix Chambers. He has been involved in many important cases, including Pinochet, Congo, Yugoslavia, Rwanda, Iraq, Guantanamo and the Yazadis. His books include Lawless World and Torture Team. He is a frequent contributor to the Financial Times, Guardian, New York Review of Books and Vanity Fair, makes regular appearances on radio and television, and serves on the boards of English PEN and the Hay Festival.