TY - BOOK AU - Akhtarkhavari,Afshin TI - Global governance of the environment : environmental principles and change in international law and politics SN - 9781849802550 AV - K3585 .A353 2010 U1 - 344.46 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Cheltenham PB - Edward Elgar KW - Environmental law, International KW - Environmental policy KW - International cooperation KW - Social learning N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-282) and index; Introduction -- Social learning at the international level -- Environmental principles as abstract or open-textured norms -- Abstract and open-texted norms and social learning -- The function and role of environmental principles -- Power, environmental principles and the International Court of Justice -- The global compact, environmental principles and culture -- Arguments, bargains and the disposal of carbon dioxide at sea -- Global governance of the environment : the role and function of environmental principles in changing international law and politics ER -