Contributors 7
Introduction Features and Trends in International Environmental Law 9
PART 1.THE SOURCES AND NORMS OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 25
Chapter 1The Sources of International Environmental Law 25
The Making of International Law Challenging Environmental Protection 25
Normative Uncertainties 55
Comments on the Normative Challenge of Environmental "Soft Law" 61
The Precautionary Principle in International Law 73
The Role of Environmental Agreements' Conferences of the Parties 89
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): A Singular Model of Expertise at the International Level 97
Chapter 2Universalism and Differentiation in International Environmental Law 117
Regionalism and Universalism in the Production of Environmental Law 117
The Status of Developing Countries in the Climate Regime: The Principle of the Duality of Norms Revisited? 131
Chapter 3Environment in Other Fields of International Law 151
The Adaptation of International Economic Law to Environmental Issues: Regional Trade Agreements and Environmental Protection 151
Managing Conflicts between Environmental and Investment Norms in International Law 171
The Legal Regime of Natural Resources in Times of Armed Conflict and its Weaknesses 193
Part 2.THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 213
Chapter 1-*Responsibilities and liabilities 213
International Law Facing the Challenge of Compensation for Environmental Damages 213
The Work of the International Law Commission: from Liability to Damage Prevention 233
The United Nations Compensation Commission Practice with Regards to Environmental Claims 251
International Law and Environmental Stakes.The Influence of International Law on the Development of Personal Liability of Private Individuals in the Case of Environmental Damage 269
Chapter 2-Controls and sanctions 285
Disputes in International Environmental Law: Judicial Settlement and Alternative Methods 285
New Perspectives from the Climate Regime for Compliance Control in Environmental Matters 305
Scientific Expertise in International Disputes.The Case of the WTO 321