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International Environmental Law

A basic guide to researching international environmental law.

Titles Recently Acquired

Advanced Introduction to Cultural Heritage Law

Combating Deforestation: The Evolving Legal Framework of the EU on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade

Competition and Sustainability: Economic Policy and Options for Reform in Antitrust and Competition Law

Corporate Accountability and Liability for Climate Change

Deploying the European Green Deal: Protecting the Environment Beyond the EU Borders

Elgar Companion to the Law and Practice of the International Maritime Organization

Energy and the Environment: Exploring the Nexus Under International Economic Law

Energy Law and Sustainable Development Goals: Host Government Instruments for Sustainability in Oil and Gas Operations

The Functions of International Adjudication and International Environmental Litigation

Human Rights After 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reflections from the Global South

Human Rights and Ocean Governance: The Potential of Marine Spatial Planning in Europe

Implementing International Environmental Law and Policy: An Interactive Approach to Environmental Regulation

Indigenous Peoples in the International Arena: The Global Movement for Self-Determination

International Water Law and the Human Right to Water: The Case of Transboundary Aquifers

Kramer's EU Environmental Law

Marine Bioprospecting, Biodiversity and Novel Uses of Ocean Resources: New Approaches in International Law

Net Zero and Natural Resources Law: Sovereignty, Security, and Solidarity in the Clean Energy Transition

Oceans Rise Empires Fall: Why Geopolitics Hastens Climate Catastrophe

Research Handbook on Climate Change Litigation

Research Handbook on EU Competition Law and the Energy Transition

Research Handbook on EU Energy Law and Policy

Space Law: A Treatise (3d ed.)

Books

Additional titles on international environmental law can be found using JACOB, the GW Law Library's catalog.

Other Publications

Current Newsletters & Journals

Indexes to Legal Literature

Full Text Journal Databases

Tip: To get links from Google Scholar to GW Libraries full text, even when off campus, go to Google Scholar > Settings > Library Links,  add "george washington," and "Save."

Blogs

Additional blogs discussing international environmental law issues can be found using Justia BlawgSearch or searching blogs through Bloomberg Law, Lexis, and Westlaw.

Law-Related Resources

Use GW Gelman Library subject databases to search for law-related articles, reports, etc. on international environmental law topics: