Environmental courts and tribunals : powers, integrity, and the search for legitimacy

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Label

Environmental courts and tribunals : powers, integrity, and the search for legitimacy

Title remainder

powers, integrity, and the search for legitimacy

Statement of responsibility

Ceri Warnock

Creator

• Warnock, Ceri

Subject

• Administrative courts
• Environmental impact analysis -- Law and legislation
• Environmental justice
• Environmental law

Language

eng

Summary

"The global phenomenon of the establishment of specialist courts is one of the most important recent developments in environmental law. Although they are generally seen as a much needed innovation, they do pose challenges, particularly around questions of legitimacy. This important book tackles these questions directly, looking specifically at the courts in the common law world. It argues that to fully understand the nature of the adjudication of these courts, a bottom-up approach must be taken: ie the question before the court is determinative. Despite its theoretical focus, the book will also provide invaluable insights to practitioners engaging with these new courts for the first time. An innovative study on a seismic change in how environmental law is adjudicated"--

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Provided by publisher

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography

Series statement

Bloomsbury eBooks.

Target audience

adolescent