(Ebook) Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law: The EU and Japan by Yumiko Nakanishi, (eds.) ISBN 9783540205623, 9783540311409, 9783540402596, 9783540776130, 9784431554349, 9784431554356, 3540205624, 3540311408, 3540402594

(Ebook) Contemporary Issues in Environmental Law: The EU and Japan by Yumiko Nakanishi, (eds.) ISBN 9783540205623, 9783540311409, 9783540402596, 9783540776130, 9784431554349, 9784431554356, 3540205624, 3540311408, 3540402594

This book presents a variety of articles on contemporary issues in environmental law by eminent university professors of environmental law, international public law, European Union law, and comparative law in Europe and Japan. It is the first book in the field of environmental law based on the results of international conferences and research activities supported by the European Union delegation in Japan.Current essential and global topics such as principles of environmental law, climate change, biodiversity, ethics pertaining to animal rights , nuclear safety regime after Fukushima, environmental impact assessments, protecting international waters, genetically-modified organisms, and implementing international instruments, and EU rules at the national level are discussed in light of the 2009 Treaty of Lisbon and other recent international treaties, by comparing the approaches taken by the EU, European countries, and Japan.