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Author Bowman, Michael

Title Lyster's international wildlife law
Edition 2nd ed. / by Michael Bowman, Peter Davies, and Catherine Redgwell
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010
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Description 1 online resource (xxvi, 755 pages)
Contents The historical evolution of international wildlife law -- Wildlife and the international legal system -- The philosophical foundations of international wildlife law -- Implementation and enforcement of international wildlife law -- Fish -- Cetaceans -- Birds -- The Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere -- The African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources -- The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats -- Polar regions -- Other regional and subregional arrangements -- The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands -- World Heritage Convention -- The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora -- The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species -- The Biodiversity Convention and biosafety protocol -- Deserts, forests and mountains -- Wildlife and trade -- Wildlife and welfare -- Wildlife and pollution -- Final reflections
Summary "The development of international wildlife law has been one of the most significant exercises in international law-making during the last fifty years. This second edition of Lyster's International Wildlife Law coincides with both the UN Year of Biological Diversity and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Simon Lyster's first edition. The risk of wildlife depletion and species extinction has become even greater since the 1980s. This new edition provides a clear and authoritative analysis of the key treaties which regulate the conservation of wildlife and habitat protection, and of the mechanisms available to make them work. The original text has also been significantly expanded to include analysis of the philosophical and welfare considerations underpinning wildlife protection, the cross-cutting themes of wildlife and trade, and the impact of climate change and other anthropogenic interferences with species and habitat. Lyster's International Wildlife Law is an indispensable reference work for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers alike"-- Provided by publisher
"It is difficult to obtain a clear understanding of any legal topic without some sense of the chronology of key developments and the wider historical context out of which they emerged. Areas of legal regulation tend to evolve not in a meticulously planned, orderly fashion but as an unstructured series of responses to perceived problems, and against the backdrop of the social and political realities of the day. Early attempts to regulate whaling and sealing, for example, must be viewed in the light of the considerable economic importance once exhibited by such industries, which may be difficult to credit from a purely contemporary perspective. More generally, the political emphasis placed on conservation policy and legal regulation has fluctuated significantly over time, reflecting the prevailing preoccupations of the international community during successive eras"-- Provided by publisher
Notes Revised edition of: International wildlife law / by Simon Lyster. 1985
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Wildlife conservation (International law)
LAW -- Property.
Protection des espèces naturelles.
Biodiversité.
Conservation de la nature.
Droit international.
Conventions internationales.
Wildlife conservation (International law)
Naturschutzrecht
Völkerrecht
Conservation des ressources naturelles -- Droit international.
nature -- protection -- traité international.
nature -- protection.
Form Electronic book
Author Davies, Peter G. G
Redgwell, Catherine
Lyster, Simon. International wildlife law.
ISBN 9780511933431
0511933436
9780511975301
0511975309
Other Titles International wildlife law