Judges and Environmental Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary

United Nations Environment Programme; Centre for Environmental Research, Training and Information (CERTI)

dc.contributor.author	United Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.author	Centre for Environmental Research, Training and Information (CERTI)
dc.coverage.spatial	Sri Lanka
dc.date.accessioned	2016-10-11T19:56:46Z
dc.date.available	2016-10-11T19:56:46Z
dc.identifier.isbn	978-955-8302-03-3
dc.identifier.uri	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/7440
dc.description	This book looks at the role the law plays and could potentially play in preserving and protecting our natural environment. It brings together in a single volume, six important essays on legal approaches to environmental sustainability. The book is written mainly for the Sri Lankan judiciary and seeks to engage judges in a conversation about current environmental challenges and the most effective methods of legal protection. Judges have a unique role in today’s society. As custodians of the rule of law and interpreters of the constitution, legislation and public policy, judges are well placed to make an important contribution to the replenishment and protection of the natural environment. While this book is aimed mainly at judges, it is likely to be of interest to legal educators, students, policy makers, lawyers and environmentalists.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Environmental Foundation Limited
dc.rights	Public	en_US
dc.subject	Environmental Challenges
dc.subject	Legal Principles
dc.subject	Conservation
dc.subject	Environmental Degradation
dc.subject	Pollution
dc.subject	Environmental Health
dc.subject	Environmental Law
dc.subject	Environmental Policy
dc.subject	International Law
dc.subject	Domestic Law
dc.subject	Environmental Rights
dc.subject	Air Pollution
dc.subject	Water Pollution
dc.subject	Water Resource Management
dc.subject	Soil Pollution
dc.subject	Noise Pollution
dc.subject	Mineral Extraction
dc.subject	Land Degradation
dc.subject	Energy
dc.subject	Waste
dc.subject	Solid Waste
dc.subject	Toxic Waste
dc.subject	Hazardous Waste
dc.subject	E-Waste
dc.subject	Disasters
dc.subject	Biodiversity
dc.subject	Protected Areas
dc.subject	Marine Ecosystem
dc.subject	Coastal Environment
dc.subject	Ozone Depletion
dc.subject	Climate Change
dc.subject	Sustainable Development
dc.subject	Marine Pollution
dc.subject	Multilateral Environmental Agreements
dc.title	Judges and Environmental Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
dc.type	Reports, Books and Booklets	en_US
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000050
wd.identifier.sdgio	http://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000051