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International Environmental Law and Asian Values: Legal Norms and Cultural Influences

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Description for International Environmental Law and Asian Values: Legal Norms and Cultural Influences Paperback. A comprehensive assessment of relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas in light of international environmental norms and practices. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; JFC; LBBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.

Following decades of vigorous economic expansion, Asia isconfronting the environmental consequences of unfettered development.This poses a challenge because of the strong bias of prevailingcultural systems in the region toward the goal of lifting standards ofliving over achieving ecological sustainability.

This book juxtaposes international environmental norms and practiceswith relevant Asian policies and their applications in key areas. RodaMushkat examines the fundamental principle of public participation inenvironmental law-making, as well as the "rights approach,"against the emergence of democratic and human rights norms in theregion. The complex relationship between trade and the environment isalso discussed in light of the strong regional emphasis on ... Read more

International Environmental Law and Asian Values concludesthat, although some gaps can be identified between internationalimperatives and regional responses, "Asian values" have notproved to be an insurmountable barrier to the spread of internationalenvironmental legal ideas. On the whole, the region is responding toimpulses emanating from the global arena rather than resisting themconsciously.

The analysis and conclusions of this comprehensive and original workwill be of considerable interest to scholars of international law andrelations, environmental policy, comparative culture, economicdevelopment, and social change.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774810579
SKU
V9780774810579
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About Roda Mushkat
Roda Mushkat is Professor and Head of the Departmentof Law at the University of Hong Kong.

Reviews for International Environmental Law and Asian Values: Legal Norms and Cultural Influences
The author usefully makes a presentation of the case for the universality of international environmental law with pragmatic considerations for implementation.
Ronald F. MacIsaac
The Barrister
It does, indeed, add up to an interesting story which Muskat to her great credit presents as one that cries out for explanation.
Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith, Professor of Political Science, University ... Read more

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