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Environmental Law

Environmental law is a legal discipline consisting of statutory, regulatory, and common law principles that establish enforceable standards to protect natural resources, control pollution, preserve ecosystems, and promote sustainable environmental management.

6.6K

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Philippe Sands · Review of European Community & International Environmental Law · 1992 · 3.6K citations

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Framework convention on climate change

M. Venanzi · 1992 · 2.6K citations

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14. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Kerry Tetzlaff · Yearbook of International Environmental Law · 2010 · 1.6K citations

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Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive)

Other · 2008 · 1.5K citations

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Environmental Justice

Paul Mohai, David N. Pellow, J. Timmons Roberts · Annual Review of Environment and Resources · 2009 · 1.4K citations

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Authors

9.6K

  1. LJ
    Louis J. Kotzé

    North-West University, South Africa

    25 publications · 1.2K citations

    20

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  2. JB
    J. B. Ruhl

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    23 publications · 1.8K citations

    18

    h-index

  3. EM
    Elisa Morgera

    University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

    18 publications · 816 citations

    16

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  4. AT
    Arie Trouwborst

    Tilburg University, Netherlands

    19 publications · 834 citations

    16

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  5. BJ
    Benjamin J. Richardson

    University of Tasmania, Australia

    19 publications · 639 citations

    15

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Institutions

2.9K

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    30 h-index

    83 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    96 publications

    6.3K citations

  3. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    27 h-index

    71 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. Wageningen University & Research

    Wageningen, The Netherlands

    26 h-index

    64 publications

    3K citations

  5. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    22 h-index

    39 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    21 h-index

    35 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    21 h-index

    31 publications

    4K citations

  8. University of Eastern Finland

    Joensuu, Finland

    21 h-index

    42 publications

    1.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 106 publications · 8.2K citations

    49

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  2. Journal of Environmental Law

    221 publications · 7.8K citations

    45

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 288 publications · 8.4K citations

    40

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  4. Marine Policy

    78 publications · 2.9K citations

    32

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  5. Sustainability

    66 publications · 2.5K citations

    30

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See also

Environmental Law

Regulatory Instruments

Substantive Areas

Guiding Principles

Compliance Mechanisms

Governance Institutions