This volume of essays addresses some of the most significant issues of contemporary international law. It particularly focuses on questions relating to international humanitarian law, the law of the sea, human rights, the use of force, international environmental law, and the settlement of international disputes. Recent developments in some other issues of international law such as State immunity and State responsibility are also dealt with. The Work contains a number of articles in French and is offered as a tribute to the prominent Iranian Professor of International Law, Djamchid Momtaz, on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
An accessible and comprehensive resource, EU Environmental Law and Policy explains the structure and logic of EU environmental law and enables readers to quickly gain a thorough understanding of the different areas of EU secondary law pertaining to the protection of the environment. This volume explores the institutional, constitutional, and historical premises for the adoption and application of substantive EU environmental law and further expounds upon the dynamics between EU Member States and the EU. The book additionally provides an introduction to the specific subject areas of EU environmental law through thematic chapters that analyse important topics such as climate and energy, water, and biological diversity. Each area is explained in detail, including a discussion of the specific features that characterize each area and an overview of the main legal acts and case law relevant to the particular area.
The issue, international organization for the protection of the environment perhaps more than those in any otherarea of international law, is characterized by the contestation of the policies and aspirations of developing and industrializedcountries. The discussions which preceded the 1972 Stockholm Conference concerned partly the type of internationalinstitutional arrangement required for addressing the environmental problems. As regards the institutional reforms withrespect to international environmental governance (IEG), the main question is whether to focus on the existing globalinstitution, i.e. UNEP, or to create a new functional international organization. After almost five decades of existence, turningUNEP into a ‘specialized agency’ within the UN system is a reasonable move. It would meet the long-felt need to elevate itsstatus and equip it with the necessary competence and financial stability for the demanding task it should have as an efficientglobal environmental organization.
The article contains a commentary on a much-debated case decided by the EC Court with respect to the problem of the impact of certain environmental protective measures on the freedom of trade within the Community.
Artikeln innehåller en kort redovisning av folkrättens utveckling sedan mitten av 1950-talet. Forskningen inom Stockholms fakulteten under denna period har kortfattat kommenterats.
The relationship between Islam and international law has long been studied, primarily in the field of the law of war and international humanitarian law (Humanitarian Law, International). Particularly in the past two decades, this relationship has been expanded to some other international law areas including human rights and international terrorism. The main reason for this increased attention to the relevance of Islam for international law is States’ and non-State actors’ repeated references to Islamic legal rules for explaining or justifying a certain position in their relations with other international law actors. The relevance of Islam to international law should be assessed with due regard to substantive legal principles and rules that Islam contains. A prerequisite for an objective assessment is to contextualize them through a glimpse into the Islamic conception of international law, the sources of Islamic international law, and the legal history of this law.