A Study of International Environmental Law: Theory and Applications

International environmental law deserves treatment as an independent field, not as a subset of environmental law or public international law.There are areas of overlap but international environmental law is fundamentally different in key respects. The study of this field of law reflects our growing global environmental problems. Challenges exist in the areas of air pollution, lack of safe drinking water, trade in and disposal of hazardous products and wastes, soil erosion, global climate change, and loss of biodiversity. These environmental issues have generated widespread demands for preventive and remedial action to ensure that natural conditions remain conducive to life and to human well-being.