Despite Efforts, International Environmental Law is Aspirational Rather than Successful in its Contribution to the Protection of the Global Environment and in the Fight Against Climate Change

Authors

Lydia Scambler

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment2 (Stockholm Conference) was the first of many international negotiations to consider the effects of anthropogenic interference with the environment, including chemical pollution and climate change. The Conference and its corresponding declaration recognised customary International Environmental Law (IEL) principles, such as the precaution and prevention principles, and has no doubt been a catalyst for an increased awareness of environmental issues throughout the globe, thus influencing domestic environmental legal systems. The UN climate regime can therefore be seen not only as a source of international law, but as an influence on national and transnational environmental regulatory systems. However, the question remains as to the actual impact, if any, IEL has had in protecting the global environment and preventing dangerous climate change.

Publication Date

2017-01-01

Publication Title

The Plymouth Law & Criminal Justice Review

Volume

9

Issue

1

First Page

66

Last Page

93

ISSN

2054-149X

Deposit Date

April 2017

Embargo Period

2024-11-04

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Scambler, Lydia (2017) "Despite Efforts, International Environmental Law is Aspirational Rather than Successful in its Contribution to the Protection of the Global Environment and in the Fight Against Climate Change," The Plymouth Law and Criminal Justice Review: Vol. 9, Article 1.
Available at: https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/plcjr/vol9/iss1/1