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Environmental Law Environmental law is an interdisciplinary topic and overlaps with many other areas of research such as economics, political science, and ecology. Environmental regulation addresses a range of problems such as air, water and noise pollution and deals with issues arising out of waste management, sustainable development, planning and development, environmental prosecutions and defences, and liability of officers and directors. In Canada, various levels of government share the constitutional authority over the regulation and management of environment. CanadaCommissioner of the Environment This Federal government website provides full-text annual reports to the House of Commons, the Auditor General Act and links to environment and sustainable development websites. The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Includes legislation, cabinet directives, federal-provincial environmental assessment agreeements, guidelines and orders as well as the Federal Environmental Assessment index. Provides useful links to provincial governments, organizations, and universities within Canada and internationally. The Canadian Institute of Resources Law (CIRL) Focuses on research, education, and publications on Canadian law relating to renewable and non-renewable natural resources. Related Internet links provide access to resources on such topics as aboriginal issues, atomic energy, federal and provincial government departments, territorial government departments and tribunals, energy, environment, forestry, mining, natural resources, public utilities, sustainable development, water and wildlife. Diane Saxe : Environment Canada and ADR Site Provides access to environmental resources in Canada and around the world, including legal and alternative dispute resolution resources on the Web. West Coast Environmental Law Web Site and Library Focuses on standards and objectives that will ensure the maintenance of environmental public interest law for British Columbia. Publishes News from West Coast Environmental Law that examines topical environmental legal issues, reviews recent work of WCEL, reports on activities of the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund, and looks at recent case law and new publications of interest. Related links for Canada, the United States, international environmental laws and treaties, and other legal, environmental and government sites are also provided. Environment Canada's Green Lane This site hosts weather forecasts, press releases, prosecution summaries, and policy documents, including Environment Canada organization charts. Includes the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). United StatesEnvironmental Law Materials (The Cornell Legal Information Institute) Contains the U.S. Code (including Titles, chapters and section references), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Code of Federal Regulations (Title: 40 C.F.R.) sections dealing with environmental protection. Includes Federal judicial decisions, State statutes and regulations, state uniform laws, and international conventions and treaties. Additonal links are provided for to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Pace Environmental Law Library (Pace University School of Law) This environmental virtual library deals with materials on international, U.S. federal and state environmental laws, plus specific topics such as pollution control and Antarctica. Emory Law Library, Electronic Reference Desk : Law by Subject : Environmental Law Provides environmental law links and relevant legislation. Includes links to the Environmental Protection Agency EnviroFacts Database, Journal of Environmental Law, organizations as well as related sites. RegionalContains full text of documents, press releases concerning environmental policy of the European Union and member states, reports, data and links organised by environmental themes. Commission for Environmental Cooperation Contains a summary of the environmental laws of the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and texts of international agreements and treaties. Provides links to related sites of interest. International and ComparativeASIL Electronic Resource Guide: International Environmental Law An excellent starting point for finding international agreements, laws, regulations, decisions and policy statements. The guide discusses electronic resources of international environmental law. The types of resources covered emphasize the Internet but also include CD-ROMs, library catalogs, and on-line subscription/commercial services. Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Service The ENTRI service is intended to provide information resources relevant to nine global environmental issues: land use/land cover change and desertification, global climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, transboundary air pollution, conservation of biological diversity, deforestation, oceans and their living resources, trade and the environment, and population. A comprehensive online search service for finding information about environmental treaties and national resource indicators. Contains full text, summaries, and status of treaties and other international agreements related to global environmental change. Internet DirectoriesCataLaw : Legal Topics : Environmental Law Provides a comprehensive index of sites and resources dealing with environmental law and issues. Hieros Gamos : World Environment Law Focuses on international environmental law, including links to many supranational treaties, organizations and other jurisdictions. U.S. environmental law, with links to various sources of news and commentary, agencies, the law of various states, and case law are available at: Hieros Gamos http://www.hg.org/envirus.html . Links and resources on the use and conservation of natural resources such as air, land, and sea can be accessed at: HierosGamos http://www.hg.org/natres.html FindLaw : Legal Subjects : Environmental Law A comprehensive directory of legal sites pertaining to environmental law. A very comprehensive site on environmental issues. Information is grouped under subjects within each main area of the library. |
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