This paper provides an overview of major Australian developments in international environmental law during the term of the Howard government.

recently we faced with a scientific journal, named ``journal of environmental & technology''. although the most content of this journal had scientific and technical aspect relating to environment, the subject of the last article in this issue (no. 26, 1384) was on international environmental law. off course the tittle of the article which was ``progressive development of international...

The relationship between international trade law and environmental is susceptible to divergent views. Trade liberalization global competition among producers may result in efficient use of natural resources, or it on the contrary impede regulatory interventions by government protect environment that lead wider circulation polluting substances. This article examines linkages (synergies) tension ...

Rules governing the global environment and the international economy are currently decided in separate arenas. Yet, environmental agreements can have strong economic implications, particularly with the growing use of market mechanisms. Economic liberalization rules, meanwhile, may limit the effectiveness of environmental agreements. This paper assesses the potential interaction between one impo...

Since its creation in the aftermath of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, UNEP has played a crucial role in the development and implementation of environmental law. UNEP’s mandate in this field emanates from UN General Assembly resolution 2997 (XXVII) and subsequent General Assembly resolutions and decisions of the UNEP Governing Council. During the 1970s, UNEP’s manda...

In December 2015, parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) adopted the Paris Agreement, committing all nations to undertake ambitious efforts as part of the global response to climate change. This ‘historic’ moment in the long-running international climate change negotiations provides an opportunity to consider and re-evaluate the role of one of the most imp...