EU Environmental Law

Maria Lee is Professor of Law at University College, London.

Introduction 1. Environmental Regulation in the European Union INTRODUCTION; WHY REGULATE?; WHY EC REGULATION? LEGAL AND POLITICAL EVOLUTION; THE FUTURE; CONCLUSIONS 2. Sustainable Development INTRODUCTION; ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; CONCLUSIONS 3. The Implementation Gap INTRODUCTION: THE CHALLENGE; NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES; FORMAL TREATY ENFORCEMENT; INNOVATIONS IN IMPLEMENTATION; CONCLUSIONS 4. Perils,Politics, Precaution: Risk Regulation in the EU INTRODUCTION; RISK AND THE EU; SCIENCE AND POLITICS IN THE EU; THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; THE WTO, RISK AND SCIENCE; CONCLUSIONS 5. European Environmental Governance and Public Participation INTRODUCTION; EXPLAINING PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING AND THE EU; THE PROBLEMS OF ACCESS; CONCLUSIONS 6. Procedure, Integration and Assessment INTRODUCTION; THE ACCESS PRINCIPLES; PROCEDURALISATION; PROCEDURALISING DIRECTIVES; CONCLUSIONS 7. The Challenge from the Market INTRODUCTION:COMMAND AND CONTROL IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; THE CHALLENGE FROM THE MARKET; NEW REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS IN THE EU; GREEN CONSUMERISM; CONCLUSIONS 8. Waste: Diversity in Regulation INTRODUCTION; LAWYERS AND 'WASTE'; THE WASTE HIERARCHY; SELF SUFFICIENCY, WASTE AND FREE MOVEMENT; BEYOND COMMAND AND CONTROL: ALTERNATIVE REGULATORY MECHANISMS; CONCLUSIONS 9. Law, Risk and Genetically Modified Organisms INTRODUCTION; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND RISK ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURALISATION; GREEN CONSUMERISM, LABELLING AND GMOS; GMOS AND TRADE; CONCLUSIONS Conclusions Index