TY - BOOK AU - Morgera,Elisa TI - External environmental policy of the European Union : EU and international law perspectives SN - 9781107023826 U1 - 333.7094 22 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Environmental law KW - European Union countries KW - Environmental policy KW - Environmental law, International KW - LAW / International KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 384-401) and index N2 - "This collection of essays comprehensively and systematically analyzes the various instruments and innovative approaches through which the EU is forging its external environmental policy, and the legal implications of its multi-faceted practice on international environmental law. It explains the legal and institutional framework for EU external action in relation to the environment and sustainable development, identifying the changes and challenges posed, by the Lisbon Treaty. It explores key tools and approaches in defining and implementing its external environmental policy with regard to a broad range of environmental issues, as well as linkages with trade and human rights. It also assesses the reciprocal influences between the development and operation of EU environmental law and of nternational environmental law"-- ER -