PART Ⅰ. THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 1
Introduction 1
Chapter One. The Concept of International Law 15
A. Definitional Considerations 15
B. International Law in Historical and Contemporary Per-spective 27
C. Is International Law Really Law？ 49
Chapter Two. International Legal Prescription： The “Sources”of International Law 67
A. Treaties 70
B. Custom 98
C. General Principles of Law 126
D. Judicial Decisions and the Teachings of Highly Qualified Publicists 137
E. Equity 143
F. Other “Sources” of International Law 149
Chapter Three. The Application of International Law 171
A. The Application of International Law In The Case of the Kingdom of Norway and The Russian Federation 171
B. The Application of International Law in General 181
A. Institutions and Organizations 182
B. Compliance Mechanisms 186
C. Diplomatic Avenues 188
D. Judicial Remedies 189
Chapter Four. The Global Environmental Problematique： Out-looks and Approaches 228
A. Some Definitional Considerations 230
B. What is the Problem？ 233
C. Perspectives and Approaches 259
PART Ⅱ. PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMEN- TAL LAW AND WORLD ORDER 333
Introduction 333
Chapter Five. International Environmental Wrongs 335
A. Editor’s Introduction 336
B. Arbitral and Judicial Decisions 346
C. Attempts at Codification 347
D. The Teachings of Publicists 348
Chapter Six. Managing the Global Commons in Antarctica 377
A. Antarctica： A Brief Portrait 378
B. The Complexity of the Antarctic Environment： A Multi-Issue Problem 387
Chapter Seven. Problems in Protecting the Atmosphere 462
Problem 7-1. Acid Rain in Savoy 463
Problem 7-2. Nueva Granada Versus the Ozone Layer 498
Problem 7-3. The Atomic Steel Mill 538
Chapter Eight. Problems in Protecting the Hydrosphere 578
Problem 8-1. Land-Based Pollution in the Indian Ocean 579
Problem 8-2. An Oil Tanker Spill in Angloboer’s Coastal Waters 614
Problem 8-3. Groundwater in the Middle East 659
Chapter Nine. Problems in Protecting the Lithosphere 690
Problem 9.1. Scuttling the SS Roli 692
Problem 9-2. Toxic Pollution in Yoribo and Bamileko 727
Problem 9-3. Desertification in Africa 755
Chapter Ten. Problems in Protecting the Biosphere 792
Problem 10-1. Driftnet Fishing in the South Pacific 793
Problem 10-2. Poaching Elephants in Usambara 833
Problem 10-3. A Rainforest and the Guahibo Are Threatened in Amazo-nia and Caribia 870
Chapter Eleven. Problems in Protecting Against Particular Hu-man Behaviors 916
Problem 11-1. The Environment and GATT Collide in Albion 917
Problem 11-2. Environmental Standards in Vinland and Tierrasol 954
Problem 11-3. Population Control Meets Human Rights in Hanguo 993
Problem 11-4. Environmental Warfare in Khalifan 1044
PART Ⅲ. THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT， INTERNATIONAL LAW， AND THE FUTURE 1089
Introduction 1089
Chapter 12. Global Warming： Negotiating the Long-Term Future 1091
Stabilizing Greenhouse Gases： Negotiating a Protocol 1091
Chapter Thirteen. The Future of International Environmental Law 1145
A. Normative Options 1155
B. Institutional Options 1170
C. Procedural Options 1205
Conclusion 1245
INDEX 1257