Jorge E. Viñuales is Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge.

Unique among environmental treaties, the Rio Declaration was adopted by all member states within the United Nations as the result of the Rio Conference and, as pointed out in Pierre-Marie Dupuys contribution, the firstand until now the only conference that can be called.the Earth Summit. This factor alone should persuade all those interested in, or professionally involved in the complexities of environmental issues, that that this book is one of the most important and authoritative contributions to environmental research and comment currently available. Certainly it should emerge as an essential acquisition for every environmental lawyers professional library.

• 1. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: A Preliminary Study ; 2. The Philosophy of the Rio Declaration ; 3. Changing Conceptions of Environmental Risk ; 4. The Preamble of the Rio Declaration ; 5. Principle 1: Human Beings and the Environment ; 6. Principle 2: Prevention ; 7. Principle 3: From a Right to Development to Intergenenerational Equity ; 8. Principle 4: Sustainable Development through Integration ; 9. Principle 5: Poverty Eradication ; 10. Principle 6: Special Situation of Developing Countries ; 11. Principle 7: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities ; 12. Principle 8: Sustainable Patterns of Production and Consumption and Demographic Policies ; 13. Principle 9: Science and Technology ; 14. Principle 10: Public Participation ; 15. Principle 11: Environmental Legislation ; 16. Principle 12: The Environment and Trade ; 17. Principle 13: Liability and Compensation ; 18. Principle 14: Dangerous Activities and Substances ; 19. Principle 15: Precaution ; 20. Principle 16: The Polluter-Pays Principle ; 21. Principle 17: Environmental Impact Assessment ; 22. Principle 18: Notification and Assistance in Case of Emergency ; 23. Principle 19: Notification and Consultation on Activities with Transboundary Impact ; 24. Principle 20: The Role of Women ; 25. Principle 21: The Role of the Youth ; 26. Principle 22: Indigenous People and Sustainable Development ; 27. Principle 23: The Environment of Oppressed Peoples ; 28. Principle 24: The Environment in Armed Conflict ; 29. Principle 25: Peace, Development and Environmental Protection ; 30. Principle 26: International Environmental Dispute Settlement ; 31. Principle 27: Cooperation in a Spirit of Global Partnership

Jorge E. Viñuales is Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge.

Unique among environmental treaties, the Rio Declaration was adopted by all member states within the United Nations as the result of the Rio Conference and, as pointed out in Pierre-Marie Dupuys contribution, the firstand until now the only conference that can be called.the Earth Summit. This factor alone should persuade all those interested in, or professionally involved in the complexities of environmental issues, that that this book is one of the most important and authoritative contributions to environmental research and comment currently available. Certainly it should emerge as an essential acquisition for every environmental lawyers professional library.

• 1. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: A Preliminary Study ; 2. The Philosophy of the Rio Declaration ; 3. Changing Conceptions of Environmental Risk ; 4. The Preamble of the Rio Declaration ; 5. Principle 1: Human Beings and the Environment ; 6. Principle 2: Prevention ; 7. Principle 3: From a Right to Development to Intergenenerational Equity ; 8. Principle 4: Sustainable Development through Integration ; 9. Principle 5: Poverty Eradication ; 10. Principle 6: Special Situation of Developing Countries ; 11. Principle 7: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities ; 12. Principle 8: Sustainable Patterns of Production and Consumption and Demographic Policies ; 13. Principle 9: Science and Technology ; 14. Principle 10: Public Participation ; 15. Principle 11: Environmental Legislation ; 16. Principle 12: The Environment and Trade ; 17. Principle 13: Liability and Compensation ; 18. Principle 14: Dangerous Activities and Substances ; 19. Principle 15: Precaution ; 20. Principle 16: The Polluter-Pays Principle ; 21. Principle 17: Environmental Impact Assessment ; 22. Principle 18: Notification and Assistance in Case of Emergency ; 23. Principle 19: Notification and Consultation on Activities with Transboundary Impact ; 24. Principle 20: The Role of Women ; 25. Principle 21: The Role of the Youth ; 26. Principle 22: Indigenous People and Sustainable Development ; 27. Principle 23: The Environment of Oppressed Peoples ; 28. Principle 24: The Environment in Armed Conflict ; 29. Principle 25: Peace, Development and Environmental Protection ; 30. Principle 26: International Environmental Dispute Settlement ; 31. Principle 27: Cooperation in a Spirit of Global Partnership

Jorge E. Viñuales is Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy at the University of Cambridge.

Unique among environmental treaties, the Rio Declaration was adopted by all member states within the United Nations as the result of the Rio Conference and, as pointed out in Pierre-Marie Dupuys contribution, the firstand until now the only conference that can be called.the Earth Summit. This factor alone should persuade all those interested in, or professionally involved in the complexities of environmental issues, that that this book is one of the most important and authoritative contributions to environmental research and comment currently available. Certainly it should emerge as an essential acquisition for every environmental lawyers professional library.

• 1. The Rio Declaration on Environment and Development: A Preliminary Study ; 2. The Philosophy of the Rio Declaration ; 3. Changing Conceptions of Environmental Risk ; 4. The Preamble of the Rio Declaration ; 5. Principle 1: Human Beings and the Environment ; 6. Principle 2: Prevention ; 7. Principle 3: From a Right to Development to Intergenenerational Equity ; 8. Principle 4: Sustainable Development through Integration ; 9. Principle 5: Poverty Eradication ; 10. Principle 6: Special Situation of Developing Countries ; 11. Principle 7: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities ; 12. Principle 8: Sustainable Patterns of Production and Consumption and Demographic Policies ; 13. Principle 9: Science and Technology ; 14. Principle 10: Public Participation ; 15. Principle 11: Environmental Legislation ; 16. Principle 12: The Environment and Trade ; 17. Principle 13: Liability and Compensation ; 18. Principle 14: Dangerous Activities and Substances ; 19. Principle 15: Precaution ; 20. Principle 16: The Polluter-Pays Principle ; 21. Principle 17: Environmental Impact Assessment ; 22. Principle 18: Notification and Assistance in Case of Emergency ; 23. Principle 19: Notification and Consultation on Activities with Transboundary Impact ; 24. Principle 20: The Role of Women ; 25. Principle 21: The Role of the Youth ; 26. Principle 22: Indigenous People and Sustainable Development ; 27. Principle 23: The Environment of Oppressed Peoples ; 28. Principle 24: The Environment in Armed Conflict ; 29. Principle 25: Peace, Development and Environmental Protection ; 30. Principle 26: International Environmental Dispute Settlement ; 31. Principle 27: Cooperation in a Spirit of Global Partnership