ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW

 

PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE FOR LAW 45. ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

 

A partner has asked her trainee to draft some notes on environmental law.

A International environmental law International environmental law is a fast-developing area affected by scientific discovery and opinion. It encompasses, that is, includes, both international treaties (or conventions) incorporated into national law, and international customary law (general practice accepted as law). These constitute the law that nation states are obliged to follow or otherwise suffer sanctions from the international legal community. There is also international diplomacy and non-binding instruments which create guiding principles such as the 1972 Stockholm Declaration and the 1992 Rio Declaration. The main principles framed in International environmental law are: B National environmental law The critical issues of implementation, monitoring, compliance, and enforcement have to be addressed within legal frameworks. The current impetus to protect the environment at a global as well as local level means that domestic law in this area has an important interaction with international law. C Application of environmental law Statutory regulation and the role of the various institutions and procedures of legal regulation are frequently complex. The advice of a legal specialist is essential. Due to the potential extent of environmental protection there can be more implications for a wide range of transactions and industries. EXERCISES 45.1 Complete the sentences with the principles of environmental law listed in A opposite. 1. If you aim to meet the needs of the present without making it difficult or impossible to meet the needs of the future, this is known as the ________________________________. 2. If you make the individual or the organisation that caused the environmental damage cover the cost, this is known as the ________________________________. 45.2 A lawyer is writing to a colleague about international environmental law. Replace the underlined words and phrases with words from A, B, and C opposite. There is more than one possibility for two of the answers. Cassandra, You said you were interested in getting an overview if international environmental law. You could take a look at Principles of International Environmental Law. It’s a reasonably comprehensive reference book on regulations relating to environmental (1)  (1) defence and the conservation of natural resources. It covers the institutional and 45.3 Find words or phrases in A, B and C opposite that can be used to make word combinations with the words or phrases below. 1. review environmental ____________________ 2. instruct ____________________ 3. disclose proceedings involving ____________________ 4. suffer ____________________ 5. attach ____________________

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