International Environmental Law

International Environmental Law

This topic is a topic on the role of law in the management of international environmental issues. students and readers of this Legal Encyclopedia will benefit from but need not have taken topics in international law and/or environmental law. The topic will include a brief overview of public international law as it relates to the environment. Throughout the topic we will try to look at international environmental law “in context”–i.e., why (or whether) international environmental law matters in contemporary society.