Environmental Protection European Law and Governance

Author: Joanne Scott
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199565177
Published In: February 2009
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
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Provides an overview of different phases of EU environmental governance to contextualise the subject
Presents case studies, which explore key issues in EU environmental law and governance, such as participation, environmental justice, and trade and environment
Offers a critical evaluation of recent EU legislative initiatives, notably the Water Framework Directive and the new chemicals regime (REACH)
Looks at the internal and external dimensions of EU environmental law and governance
Gives an account of the EU role in international climate change negotiations

The EU has emerged as a major source of innovation in environmental governance. This is manifested through the frameworks it is putting in place for environmental governance, and through its position on the world stage for international environmental law. An institutional richness has developed which is sometimes daunting in its complexity but which offers much promise for the future. This volume seeks to give a taste of this, and of the challenges which face the EU in its sustainable development phase.

The volume opens with a broad historical overview of the evolution of EU environmental governance. This discussion characterizes the most recent phase as that of sustainable development, in which the political dynamic is one of destabilisation and the preferred instrument of decision-making, the reflexive framework directive.

There follows a series of case studies. Ranging from the general to the particular, these cover both the internal and external aspects of EU policy. These include recent key issues in EU environmental law and governance, such as the water framework directive, the new chemicals regime (REACH) and European responses to the challenge of climate change. These case studies engage with key issues in environmental law and governance, including environmental justice, the relationship between trade and environment, and participation in environmental decision-making.

Readership: Academics and advanced students of EU and environmental law.

Preface , Joanne Scott

1. The evolution of EU environmental governance , Ingmar von Homeyer

2. Law and Governance of Water Protection Policy , Maria Lee

3. REACH: Combining Harmonization and Dynamism in the Regulation of Chemicals , Joanne Scott

4. Building Spatial Europe: An Environmental Justice Perspective , Jane Holder

5. EC External Relations On Environmental Law , Massimiliano Montini

6. A Climate of Change: An Analysis of Progress in EU and International Climate Change Policy , Jürgen Lefevere ;

Edited by Joanne Scott, Professor of European Law at the Faculty of Laws, University College London.

Contributors:

Joanne Scott, UCL Faculty of Laws
Ingmar von Homeyer, Ecologic Institute
Maria Lee, UCL Faculty of Laws
Jane Holder, UCL Faculty of Laws
Massimiliano Montini, University of Siena, Faculty of Law
Jürgen Lefevere, Environment Directorate General of the European Commission in Brussels

"This volume contributes effectively to the ever-increasing debate on governance in the EU" - Antonia Layard, Cardiff Law School, Journal of Environmental Law, 22.1

"This volume contributes effectively to the ever-increasing debate on governance in the EU" - Antonia Layard, Cardiff Law School