Australian Environmental Law Norms, Principles and Rules.

Since 2003 Climate Change And Overuse Of Water Resources Have Emerged As Major Challenges For The Environmental Legal System. This Second Edition Addresses These Issues. Author From Queensland University Of Technology, Australia. Part I. The Normative Context Of Environmental Law -- 1. The Nature Of Environmental Law -- 2. The Ethical Dilemmas Of Environmental Law -- 3. The International Framework Of Environmental Law -- 4. The Constitutional Foundations Of Environmental Law -- Part Ii. The Normative Structure Of Environmental Law -- 5. The Changing Directions Of Environmental Law -- 6. The Normative Sources Of Sustainability -- 7. Sustainability In Australian Legislation -- Part Iii. The Instrumental Structure Of Environmental Law -- 8. Rules Of Law In Support Of Environmental Policy And Regulation -- 9. Rules Of Competence -- 10. Rules Of Limitation -- Regulatory, Liability And Market Rules -- 11. Rules Of Limitation -- Methodological Rules For Environmental Governance -- 12. Rules Of Limitation -- Normative And Strategic Rules -- 13. Rules Of Limitation -- Planning Rules -- Part Iv. Environmental Law In Operation -- 14. Facilitation Of Resource Development -- 15. Protection Of The Environmental -- 16. Conservation Of The Natural And Cultural Environmental -- 17. Enforcement -- 18. How Environmental Law Is Responding To Global Challenges. D.e. Fisher, Ma, Llb, Phd (edinburgh), Professor Of Law, Queensland University Of Technology. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.