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International Environmental Law
Library Research Guide Series #16
Compiled by
Bobbi A. Weaver
Reference Librarian
Rev. Aug. 2006
SCOPE: This research guide is not all-inclusive. It does, however, present resources available at the California Western library and online regarding issues of international environmental law. It is designed to provide the researcher with guidance as to the location of materials dealing with this subject. Additional research can be conducted by using the KIM system, legal periodical indices, and other finding aids. Access to licensed databases limited to students and faculty at California Western. We welcome suggestions for improvement on this and other research guides. Please consult the Reference Librarian with suggestions and further research questions. This research guide was originally compiled July 2000. It was most recently revised August 2006.
[NOTE ON INTERNET: Internet site addresses change frequently. Accordingly, some of the sites noted throughout this research guide may no longer exist under the addresses provided. To locate changed addresses, search for the page title using an Internet search engine such as Google (www.google.com).
General Materials
Books
Burhenne, W.E., ed. International environmental soft law: collection of relevant instruments. Dordrecht; Boston: M. Nijhoff ; Cambridge, MA : Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Law International, 1993-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3583 .I58
Desai, Bharat. Institutionalizing international environmental law. Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 2004.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585 .D475 2004
DiMento, Joseph F. The global environment and international law. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585 .D54 2003
Guruswamy, Lakshman D., and Brent R. Henricks. International environmental law in a nutshell. St. Paul, Minn.: Thomson/West, 2003.
LOCATION: Reserve
CALL NO.: K3585.6 .G87
Picolloti, Romina, and Taillant, Jorge Daniel, eds. Linking human rights and the environment. Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585 .L56 2003
Rajamani, Lavanya. Differential treatment in international environmental law. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585 .R34 2006
Ruster, Bernd, and Bruno Simma, eds. International protection of the environment: treaties and related documents. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1975-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585.4 .I595
Ruster, Bernd, and Bruno Simma, eds. International protection of the environment: treaties and related documents, second series. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1990-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585.4 .I595 1990
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Agenda 21: programme of action for sustainable development ; Rio Declaration on Environment and Development; Statement of Forest Principles: the final text of agreements negotiated by governments at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 3-14 June 1992, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. New York, NY: United Nations Dept. of Public Information, [1993]
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3582.U536 A4 1993
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)Agenda 21 & the UNCED proceedings. New York : Oceana, c1992-LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3582.U536 A3 1992
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (1992: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development: Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992. New York: United Nations, 1993. LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3582.U536 A35 1992
Weiss, Edith Brown, and Harold K. Jacobson, eds. Engaging countries: strengthening compliance with international environmental accords. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, c1998.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585.4 .E545 1998
Weiss, Edith Brown, et al. International environmental law: basic instruments and references, 1992-1999. Ardsley, N.Y: Transnational Publishers, c1999. LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3583 .W45 1999
Yearbook of international environmental law. London: Graham & Trotman; Norwell, MA : Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1990-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3581.2 .Y43
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Treatises and Looseleafs
Birnie, Patricia W., and Alan E. Boyle. International law and the environment, 2nd ed.. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585.4 .B57 2002
International Environment Reporter. Washington: Bureau of National Affairs. Library has: Vol. 1 (Jan. 10, 1978)-Current.
Location: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K 3585.4 .I565
Kiss, Alexandre Charles, and Dinah Shelton. International environmental law, 3rd ed. Ardseley, N.Y.: Transnational Publishers, c2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585.4 .K57 2000
Nanda, Ved P., and George (Rock) Pring. International environmental law & policy for the 21st century. Ardseley, N.Y.: Transnational Publishers, 2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585 .N36 2003
Sands, Philippe. Principles of international environmental law, 2nd ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press 2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3585.4 .P75 2003
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Periodicals
Colorado journal of international environmental law and policy. Niwot, CO: The University Press of Colorado for The Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law, Inc., 1990-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3 .O4
Georgetown international environmental law review. [Washington, DC : Georgetown International Environmental Law Review, 1988-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K7 .E573
New Zealand journal of environmental law. Auckland: Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, 1997-
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: KUQ1507.A13 N48
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Internet
Burnett, Anne. ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law: International Environmental Law.
http://www.asil.org/resource/env1.htm
-This web site contains a very comprehensive research guide on international environmental law. Ms. Burnett incorporates both print and online resources.
Moyer, Vincent, and Julie Horst. International Environmental Law Bibliography.
http://www.uchastings.edu/
-Click on "Library" from the left frame.
-Next, click on "Legal Research" button at the top of the screen.
-Select "Research Guides" from the list on the page.
-Under the category "International Legal Research Guides," click
on the link titled "Int'l Environmental Law Bibliography."
This site is a bibliography of books on international environmental law which are available at the UC Hastings Law Library. You can search for the titles in the KIM system to see if California Western owns them.
United Nations
http://www.un.org
-This is the main web site for the United Nations. You can link to a variety of resources from this page, including UN documents, publications and databases.
United Nations Treaty Collection
-This service is accessible via the "Virtual Library" page of the CWSL Library's web site. From the CWSL main page (www.cwsl.edu), click on "Library." Next select "Research Links" from the left frame. Then, select "The Virtual Library." Scroll toward the bottom of the screen to the link titled "UN Treaty Collection."
UN General Assembly Resolutions
1977-Current: http://www.un.org/documents/resga.htm
UN Security Council Resolutions
1946-Current: http://www.un.org/documents/scres.htm
U.S. Department of State
http://www.state.gov/
-Includes site specific search engine.
Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Multilateral Project http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html
-This site provides links to the full text of various multilateral conventions. It is classified by subject.
Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI) http://sedac.ciesin.org/entri/
-Use "Treaty Locator" to search for treaties.
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Global Environmental Issues
Pollution
1. Air Pollution
Biermann, Frank. Saving the atmosphere: international law, developing countries and air pollution. Frankfurt am Main; New York : P. Lang, 1995.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3593 .B54
International Conference on Air Pollution Control (1979: Berlin, Germany) Air pollution control: national and international perspectives: selected readings prepared in conjunction with the Aspen Berlin Conference, April 8-11. Washington, D.C.: Division of Public Service Activities, American Bar Association, c1980.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: TD881 .A66 1979
2. Marine Pollution
Books
Chircop, Aldo, and Olof Linden, eds. Place of refuge for ships: emerging environmental concerns of a maritime custom. Leiden; Boston: Nijhoff, 2006.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: KZA1500 .P53 2006
Christie, Donna R., and Richard G. Hildreth. Coastal and ocean management law in a nutshell, 2nd ed. St. Paul, Minn. : West Group, 1999.
LOCATION: Reserve
CALL NO.: KF5627.Z9 C48 1999
Donaldson, John Francis. Safer ships, cleaner seas: report of Lord Donaldson's inquiry into the prevention of pollution from merchant shipping: presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Transport by command of Her Majesty, May 1994. London: HMSO, 1994.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: KD3375 .D66
Gavouneli, Maria. Pollution from offshore installations. London ; Boston: Graham & Trotman/M. Nijhoff, 1995.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3590.4 .G38
International Marine Environmental Law: Institutions, Implementation and Innovations [Conference proceedings of the International Conference on Marine Environmental Law, 2002]. Frederick, MD: Aspen Publishers, 2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3589.6 .I57 2002
Kirchner, Andree. International marine environmental law: institutions, implementations, and innovations. The Hague; New York: Kluwer Law International, 2003.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3589.6 .I57 2002
Kusuma-Atmadja, Mochtar, et al., eds. Law of the Sea Institute. Conference (29th: 1995 : Denpasar, Indonesia): Sustainable development and preservation of the oceans: the challenges of UNCLOS and Agenda. Honolulu: Law of the Sea Institute, 1997.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: JX 4408 .L375 1995
Molenaar, Erik Jaap. Coastal state jurisdiction over vessel-source pollution. The Hague : Boston : Kluwer Law International, c1998.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: K3591.2 .M65 1998
Sohn, Louis B., and John E. Noyes. Cases and materials on the law of the sea. Ardsley, NY: Transnational Publishers, 2004.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: KZA1145 .S66 2004
VanderZwaag, David L. Canada and marine environmental protection: charting a legal course towards sustainable development. London; Boston: Kluwer Law International, 1995.
LOCATION: 3rd Floor
CALL NO.: KE3625 .V36
Internet
International Maritime Organization
http://www.imo.org
United Nations. Oceans and Law of the Sea.
http://www.un.org/Depts/los/index.htm
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