EU Environmental Law and Policy

by David Langlet, Said Mahmoudi

Overview

An accessible and comprehensive resource, EU Environmental Law and Policy explains the structure and logic of EU environmental law and enables readers to quickly gain a thorough understanding of the different areas of EU secondary law pertaining to the protection of the environment.

This volume explores the institutional, constitutional, and historical premises for the adoption and application of substantive EU environmental law and further expounds upon the dynamics between EU Member States and the EU. The book additionally provides an introduction to the specific subject areas of EU environmental law through thematic chapters that analyse important topics such as climate and energy, water, and biological diversity. Each area is explained in detail, including a discussion of the specific features that characterize each area and an overview of the main legal acts and case law relevant to the particular area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198753933
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/08/2016
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David Langlet, Professor of Ocean Governance Law, School of Business, Economics, and Law, University of Gothenburg,Said Mahmoudi, Professor of International Law, Stockholm University

David Langlet is Professor of Ocean Governance Law at the School of Business, Economics, and Law, University of Gothenburg. He was previously a Research Fellow at Christ Church College and the University of Oxford and a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law Stockholm University.


Said Mahmoudi is Professor of International Law at Stockholm University. He is also an arbitrator nominated by the Swedish Government according to Article 2 of Annex VII to the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. He formerly served as a diplomat at the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm and was Dean of the Faculty of Law at Stockholm University from 2009 to 2011. His main research areas include law of the sea, international environmental law, EU environmental law, and international organization.

Table of Contents

1. The European Union1.1. Structure and Functioning of the European Union1.2. Origins and Development of the EU1.3. The Nature of the EU1.4. Institutional Structure1.5. EFTA and EEA1.6. Legal Sources of the EU1.7. Precedence and Direct Effect of EU Law1.8. Decision-Making Procedures2. Objectives, Principles, and Resources2.1. Environment Action Programmes2.2. Environmental Objectives and Policy2.3. Pertinent Principles2.4. Institutional Development2.5. Financial Instruments3. Free Movement of Goods and the Room for Member State Action3.1. Quantitative Restrictions and Measures having Equivalent Effect3.2. Legitimizing Trade Restrictive Reasures3.3. Notification of Technical Standards3.4. Environmental Taxes4. Division and Exercise of Competence4.1. Competences and Legal Bases4.2. Environmental Policy as Legal Basis4.3. The Internal Market as Legal Basis4.4. Other Legal Basis4.5. Choice of Legal Basis5. Supervision and Sanctions5.1. The Member States' Obligations5.2. Sanctions for Individuals5.3. Enforcement of EU Law5.4. Infringement Actions5.5. Annulment and Failure to Act5.6. Preliminary Rulings5.7. Access to Justice for Individuals6. Horizontal measures6.1. Eco-labeling6.2. Environmental Impact Assessment6.3. Prevention of Major Accidents6.4. The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)6.5. Information, Participation, and Access to Justice6.6. Environmental liability7. Industrial Emissions7.1. The Integrated Emissions Directive (IED)8. Air Quality and Noise8.1. National Emissions Ceilings8.2. Ambient Air Quality8.3. Ozone Depleting Substances8.4. Emissions from Specific Sources8.5. Noise9. Water9.1. The Water Framework Directive9.2. Other Legal Acts related to Water9.3. The Marine Strategy Framework Directive9.4. Pollution from Ships10. Climate and Energy10.1. Commitments, Distribution, and Monitoring10.2. The EU ETS10.3. Sources of Greenhouse Gases outside the EU ETS10.4. Energy from Renewable Sources10.5. Carbon Capture and Storage10.6. Energy Efficiency10.7. Ecodesign of Energy Using Products10.8. Eco Labeling11. Waste11.1. The Waste Framework Directive11.2. Shipments of Waste11.3. Landfill of Waste11.4. Packaging and Packaging Waste11.5. End of Life Vehicles11.6. Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)11.7. Mining Waste11.8. Ship Recycling11.9. Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues11.10. Other Particular Kinds of Waste12. Chemicals12.1. Risks and Knowledge12.2. The REACH Regulation12.3. Classification, Labeling, and Packaging12.4. Pesticides12.5. Biocidal Products12.6. Trade in Dangerous Chemicals12.7. Other Measures Relating to Chemicals13. Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)13.1. Contained Use of GMOs13.2. Deliberate Release of GMOs13.3. Transboundary Movement of GMOs14. Biodiversity14.1. Conservation of Wild Birds14.2. Conservation of Natural Habitats14.3. Conservation of Natural Habitats14.4. Deforestation and Illegal Logging14.5. Other Measures Relating to Biodiversity