This book examines how voluntary sustainability standards can be used to both regulate and coordinate producers in industries.

The first legal study of voluntary sustainability standards under both European Union and World Trade Organization law.

Most contributors are from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy & the law firm of Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar. The book addresses how corporations are dealing with tightening global environmental standards. It covers: . Recent experimentation with market-based environmental regulation . Compliance & enforcement . International treaties & health issues . Case studies . A McKinsey & Co. survey of top corporate executives . Relationships of national & international laws in protecting the environment, while improving the human condition.

Revised and updated for its Second Edition, INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY uses cases, materials, problems, and questions to introduce important issues to students with little or no background in either international law or environmental law.

Established in 1990, the Yearbook of International Environmental Law has fast established itself as a vital source of information and analysis in an increasingly important legal field. The contributors for this volume are drawn from experts across the world who, together with the expert team of editors, have created the best source of information on world-wide events in this field. The article section contains top-quality essays on topical subjects; the year-in-review section offers a round-up of legal developments in every part of the world.