European Union Environmental Law An Introduction to Key Selected Issues European Business Law Library Series

This comprehensive book provides analysis and discussion on the following key issues in EU environmental law: environmental competence, principles and objectives, implementation and enforcement, nature protection, impact assessment, trade and the environment, waste management, climate change and the EU. An accessible work for all students of the subject both academic or professional.

Contents: The community and environmental competence; Environmental objectives and principles; Implementation and enforcement: the importance of coordination through the 'Regulatory Chain'; The protection of European habitats and species; Environmental impact assessment; Environmental protection and the free movement of goods; Waste management in the community; The legal response to global warming; Index.

Peter G.G. Davies is Senior Lecturer in Law and Director of the Centre for Environmental Law, Department of Law, University of Nottingham, UK.