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11. International Environmental Law

1. General Works
2. Treaties and Related Documents
3. Travaux préparatoires
4. International Cases - International Trbunals
5. State Practice
6. Bibliographies
7. Periodicals
8. International Organizations, Commissions, Conferences
9. NGOs, Research Institutions

1. General Works

In addition to chapters on environment of principal textbooks on international law, the following books specialized in international environmental law are useful.

• Birnie, Patricia W. and Alan Boyle, International Law and the Environment, 2nd ed., Oxford/New York, Oxford University Press, 2009.
• Cameron, James, Jacob Werkman and Peter Roderick eds., Improving Compliance with International Environmental Law, Earthscan, 1996.
• Guruswamy, Lakshman D., International Environment Law and World Order: A Problem-oriented Coursebook, 2nd ed., West Group, 1999.
• Kiss, A. et Jean-Pierre Beurier, Droit international de l'environnement, 3^{e<>/sup éd., Pedone, 2004.}
• Sands, Philippe, Principles of International Environmental Law, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2003.
• United Nations Environmental Programme, International Environmental Law Aiming at Sustainable Development: Position Paper, Environmental Law and Institutions Programme Activity Centre, 1997.
• Weiss, Edith Brown ed., Environmental Change and International Law: New Challenges and Dimentions, United Nations University Press, 2001.
• Werksman, J.C.J. and P. Roderick eds., Improving Compliance with International Environmental Law, London, 1996.

2. Treaties and Related Documents

• Birnie, Patricia W. and Alan Boyle, Basic Documents on International Law and Environment, Clarendon Pr., 1996.
• Boisson de Chazournes, L., Protection internationale de l'environnement, nouvelle éd., Pedone, 2005.
• Burhenne, W. E. ed., International Environmental Law: Multilateral Treaties, Kluwer Law International, 1974-.
• Burhenne, W. E. ed., International Environmental Soft Law: Collection of Relevant Instruments, M. Nijhoff, 1993.
• Guruswamy, Lakshman D., Supplement of Basic Documents to International Environment Law and World Order: A Problem-oriented Coursebook, 2nd ed., West Pub. Co., 1999.
• Sands, Philippe and Paolo Galizzi eds., Documents in International Environmental Law, Manchester University Press, 2004.
• Weiss, Edith Brown, Daniel Barstow Magraw and Paul C. Szasz, International Environmental Law: Basic Instruments and References, Transnational Publishers, 1992.
• Weiss, Edith Brown, Daniel Barstow Magraw and Paul C. Szasz, International Environmental Law: Basic Instruments and References, 1992-1999, Transnational Publishers, 1999.
• United Nation Audiovisual Library of International Law: http://untreaty.un.org/cod/avl/historicarchives.html#envir

3. Travaux préparatoires

• Beyerlin, Ulrich and Thilo Marauhn, Law-making and Law-enforcement in International Environmental Law after the 1992 Rio Conference, Erich Schmidt, 1997.

4. International Cases-International Tribunal: -> 2. International Courts and Tribunals

• International Environmental Law Reports, Vols. 1-3 and 5, Cambridge University Press, 1999-2007.

5. State Practice

• Anderson, Michael and Paolo Galizzi eds., International Environmental Law in National Courts, BIICL, 2002.
• International Environmental Law Reports, vol. 4, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• International Enviornmental Reporter: http://www.bna.com/products/ens/iner.htm
• Environmental Law Reporter：http://www.elstore.org/elr.asp
• ECOLEX: http://www.ecolex.org

6. Bibliographies

• Anne Burnett, “International Environmental Law,” ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law:
• David Hunter et al., International Environmental Law & Policy: A Comprehensive Reference Source, 2nd ed.
• Heidi F. Kuehl, A Basic Guide to International Environmental Legal Research, 2006: http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Internatioanl_Environmental_Legal_Reserch.html

7. Periodicals

• Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy
• Earth Law Journal : Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law
• Georgetown International Environmental Law Review
• International Environmental Agreements : Politics, Law and Economics
• Review of European Community & International Environmental Law : RECIE
• Review of European Community & International Environmental Law : Environmental Law in Eastern Europe
  
• Yearbook of International Environmental Law

8. International Organizations, Commissions, Conferences

8.1 International Organizations and Bodies

• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): http://www.unep.org/
• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO): http://www.itto.or.jp/
• World Trade Organization (WTO): http://www.wto.org/
• Global Environment Facility: http://www.gefweb.org/

8.2 Treaty Secretariats

• The Ozone Secretariat: http://www.unep.org/ozone/
  
• Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade: http://www.pic.int/
  
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): http://unfccc.int/
• UNESCO World Heritage Centre: http://whc.unesco.org/
• United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD): http://www.unccd.int
• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): http://www.pops.int/
• Convention on Biological Diversity: http://www.cbd.int/
• Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species: http://www.cites.org/
• Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution: http://www.unece.org/env/lrtap
• Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention): http://ramsar.org/
• Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal: http://www.basel.int/

8.3 Others

• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): http://www.iucn.org
• OSPAR Commission: http://www.ospar.org/
• Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty: http://www.ats.aq/
• Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty, Committee for Environmental Protection: http://www.cep.aq/
• International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): http://www.iisd.ca

9. NGOs, Research Institutions

• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL): http://www.ciel.org