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Australian Environmental Law, 2nd Edition

Australian Environmental Law, 2nd Edition

Author: DE Fisher
Publisher: Lawbook Co.
ISBN: 9780455226873
Published In: February 2010
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Since 2003 climate change and overuse of water resources have emerged as major challenges for the environmental legal system. The second edition of Australian Environmental Law addresses these issues. It remains a principles-based text on environmental law and policy which examines Australia’s environmental system from a doctrinal and instrumental perspective.

Relevant legislation and case law have been updated throughout and the book has been restructured to reflect ever-increasing levels of social, political and academic interest in sustainable development and environmental planning.

The chapters on ecologically sustainable development and the instruments of environmental law have been rewritten, restructured and relocated, and a new chapter on the emerging challenges for environmental law has been added, including discussion of climate change and water resources management.

Part I - The Normative Context of Environmental Law
1. The Nature of Environmental Law
2. The Ethical Dilemmas of Environmental Law
3. The International Framework of Environmental Law
4. The Constitutional Foundations of Environmental Law
Part II - The Normative Structure of Environmental Law
5. The Changing Directions of Environmental Law
6. The Normative Sources of Sustainability
7. Sustainability in Australian Legislation
Part III – The Instrumental Structure of Environmental Law
8. Rules of Law in Support of Environmental Policy and Regulation
9. Rules of Competence
10. Rules of Limitation – Normative and Strategic Rules
11. Rules of Limitation – Regulatory, Liability and Market Rules
12. Planning for Environmental Management
13. Towards Integrated Environmental Planning
Part IV – Environmental Law in Operation
14. Facilitation of Resource Development
15. Protection of the Environment
16. Conservation of the Natural and Cultural Environment
17. Enforcement
18. How Environmental Law is Responding to Global Challenges