International Environmental Law & Policy

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International Environmental Law ff Policy, by Ved P. Nanda. Irvington-on-Hudson, New York: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 1995. Pp. 458. $95.00 (hardcover).

Only in the latter part of this century has serious worldwide attention focused on the global environment. International Environmental Law & Policy provides a comprehensive introduction to the process of law and policymaking in the international environmental field as it has developed over the past few decades.

Chapter one sketches the nature and scope of the global environmental challenge. This chapter describes the bases of international environmental law, examines the shortcomings of traditional legal …