International Judicial Practice on the Environment

Questions of Legitimacy

Christina Voigt (Universitetet i Oslo)

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Cambridge University Press
18 April 2019

International environmental law; International courts & procedures

Series: Studies on International Courts and Tribunals

More and more environmental cases are being heard and decided by international courts and tribunals which lack special environmental competence. This situation raises fundamental questions of legitimacy of the environmental practice of international courts. This book addresses inter alia questions of who has legal standing to bring an environmental claim before an international court, on which legal norms is the case decided and whether judges have the necessary expertise to adjudicate environmental cases of often complex nature. It analyses which challenges international courts face, which possibilities they have and which advances international judicial practice has been able to make in protecting the environment. Through the prism of legitimacy important insights emerge as to whether international courts and tribunals are fit for addressing some of the most pressing global challenges of our time.

Edited by: Christina Voigt (Universitetet i Oslo)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 830g
ISBN: 9781108497176
ISBN 10: 1108497179
Series: Studies on International Courts and Tribunals
Pages: 502
Publication Date: 18 April 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christina Voigt is Professor at the Department of Public and International Law, Universitetet i Oslo, Norway. She is an expert in international environmental law and works in particular on legal issues of climate change, environmental multilateralism, sustainability, and international courts and environmental protection. She is a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Environmental Law and the chair of the Commission´s Climate Change Specialist Group. In 2009, she was awarded the first IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Junior Scholarship Prize. She is the author of Sustainable Development as a Principle of International Law (2008), numerous academic articles and several edited volumes. Since 2011, she has been legal advisor to the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and negotiator in the United Nations climate negotiations.

Reviews for International Judicial Practice on the Environment: Questions of Legitimacy

'This insightful book explores the judicial turn in international environmental law through the lens of legitimacy, with an impressive group of scholars examining how international litigation is contributing, in a mostly positive way, to the norms and processes of global environmental governance. For scholars, practitioners, and judges, the book provides an indispensable and up-to-date account of environmental litigation in contemporary international law.' Tim Stephens, University of Sydney 'The surge in international environmental adjudication that some foresaw a quarter of a century ago, on the eve of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development, has now become a widespread phenomenon, and one that is particularly challenging to keep abreast with, even for specialists. This volume presents the state of the art in international environmental adjudication, providing detailed treatment of the main developments from the analytical prism of 'legitimacy', with its many faces. It is a significant contribution to knowledge and a necessary addition to the library of both international and environmental lawyers.' Jorge E. Vinuales, Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy, University of Cambridge 'This insightful book explores the judicial turn in international environmental law through the lens of legitimacy, with an impressive group of scholars examining how international litigation is contributing, in a mostly positive way, to the norms and processes of global environmental governance. For scholars, practitioners, and judges, the book provides an indispensable and up-to-date account of environmental litigation in contemporary international law.' Tim Stephens, University of Sydney 'The surge in international environmental adjudication that some foresaw a quarter of a century ago, on the eve of the Rio Conference on Environment and Development, has now become a widespread phenomenon, and one that is particularly challenging to keep abreast with, even for specialists. This volume presents the state of the art in international environmental adjudication, providing detailed treatment of the main developments from the analytical prism of `legitimacy', with its many faces. It is a significant contribution to knowledge and a necessary addition to the library of both international and environmental lawyers.' Jorge E. Vinuales, Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy, University of Cambridge