International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy

Tuomas Kuokkanen is a Ministerial Adviser with the Ministry of the Environment, Helsinki, Finland, and a part-time Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland.  Ed Couzens is an Associate Professor at Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia.  Tuula Honkonen is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Eastern Finland.  Melissa Lewis is a Doctoral Researcher in the Department of European and International Public Law at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, and an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Law, at University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

• 1. Introduction: The Substance and the Structure of International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Ed Couzens, Tuula Honkonen, Melissa Lewis and Tuomas Kuokkanen 2. An Introduction to the Sources, Principles and Regimes of International Environmental Law Marc Pallemaerts 3. Basic Concepts of Treaty Law and the Treaty-making Process Päivi Kaukoranta 4. The Problem-solving Role of International Environmental Law, with Special Reference to Water-related Problems Tuomas Kuokkanen 5. A Juridical-Conceptual Perspective on Environmental Governance Louis J. Kotzé 6. Building Institutional and Managerial Foundations for a New Structure for Environmental Governance with the United Nations System Tadanori Inomata 7. International Environmental Diplomacy and Negotiations Sylvia Bankobeza, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema and Kilaparti Ramakrishna 8. Learning from the Past: A Reflection on the Roles of People and Problems in the Development of International Environmental Law Ed Couzens and Melissa Lewis 9. The Development of the Concept of Sustainable Development and the Birth of UNEP Donald W. Kaniaru 10. An Overview of Milestones in International Environmental Diplomacy and Suggestions for Improved Environmental Governance Shafqat Kakakhel 11. The Development of the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and its Place in International Environmental Regimes Tuula Honkonen 12. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: A Personal Memoir on its Creation, Content and Implementation Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher 13. Future Prospects for Enhancing Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: The Role of International Environmental Governance after Rio+20 Niko Urho and Ville Niinistö