Environment Through the Lens of International Courts and Tribunals

Edgardo Sobenes is an international lawyer and consultant in international law (ESILA), Sarah Mead is a lawyer specialising in international environmental and human rights law, and Benjamin Samson is a researcher at the Université Paris Nanterre and consultant in international law.

• Chapter 1. The Emergence of International Environmental Law: A Brief History from the Stockholm Conference to Agenda 2030.- Part I. A Fragmented Jurisdictional Landscape.- Chapter 2. The International Court of Justice and the Protection of the Environment.- Chapter 3. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.- Chapter 4. The Protection of the Environment through Inter-State Arbitration.- Chapter 5. The World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Mechanism.- Chapter 6.  Crimes against the Environment: What Role for the International Criminal Court?.- Chapter 7. The European Court of Human Rights and the Environment.- Chapter 8. The European Union Court System and the Protection of the Environment.- Chapter 9. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights.- Chapter 10. The Protection of the Environment before African Regional Courts and Tribunals.- Chapter 11. Environmental Protection in International Investment Arbitration: From Defences to Counterclaims.- Chapter 12. Commercial Arbitration.- Part II. Key Issues in International Environmental Proceedings.- Chapter 13. Jurisdiction and Applicable Law (jurisdiction ratione materiae).- Chapter 14. Access to and Participation in Proceedings before International Courts and Tribunals.- Chapter 15. Provisional Measures.- Chapter 16. Proving Environmental Harm before International Courts and Tribunals.- Chapter 17. State Responsibility and Liability.- Chapter 18. The Principles of International Environmental Law through the lens of International Courts and Tribunals.- Part III. Future Opportunities and Developments.- Chapter 19. Reflections on International Environmental Adjudication: International Adjudication vs. Compliance Mechanisms in Multilateral Environmental Agreements.- Chapter 20. Climate Change Litigation: National Courts as Agents of International Law Development.- Chapter 21. A Growing Role for the UN Security Council?.- Chapter 22. Application of World Law by International Courts and Tribunals to Protect the Environment.- Chapter 23. General Conclusions.- Table of Cases.- Table of Treaties.- Index.