The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law takes stock of the major developments in international environmental law while exploring the field s core assumptions and concepts basic analytical tools and key challenges It is intended to serve as an authoritative and indispensable overview of the field Although the handbook focusses on international environmental law it also examines the subject from a broader policy and theoretical perspective drawing on insights from other disciplines such as political science economics and philosophy It aims to strike a balance between practical preoccupations and critical or theoretical reflection Each chapter examines an issue that is central to current scholarly debates or policy development At the same time the Handbook is structured as a whole to provide readers with both a bigger picture of international environmental law and a more in depth understanding of its preoccupations
