Environmental Law and Policy in Asia - Issues of Enforcement
Development and the Environment Series
No.4
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■ Environmental Law and Policy in Asia - Issues of Enforcement
■ Edited by Yoshihiro Nomura and Naoyuki Sakumoto
■ 5,040Yen (Price without consumption tax:4,800 Yen)
■ 284pp.
■ Published in 1997
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CONTENTS
Title page, Content, etc.
Preface / Yoshihiro Nomura, Naoyuki Sakumoto
INTRODUCTION:
1 An Overview: The Development of Environmental Law in Asian Countries / Yoshihiro Nomura, Naoyuki Sakumoto
/ Hidenori Inoue
/ Masayuki Kobayashi
/ Yoshihiro Nomura
/ Nobuo Kumamoto
/ Naoyuki Sakumoto
/ Shigeyuki Hashizume
/ Fukashi Utsunomiya
/ Shingo Tsuji
Preface / Yoshihiro Nomura, Naoyuki Sakumoto
1 An Overview: The Development of Environmental Law in Asian Countries / Yoshihiro Nomura, Naoyuki Sakumoto
1. The Development of Environmental Problems and Environmental Law in Asian Countries
2. The Enforcement of Environmental Law and Problems
3. New Measures for Environmental Conservation
4. Direct and Indirect Control
5. The Integration of Environmental Law and Policy
6. The Reports of the Workshop
7. Air Pollution Related Lawsuits in Japan
PART I Enforcement of Environmental Law in Asian Countries
2 Environmental Law Enforcement in the Philippines / Amado S. Tolentino 2. The Enforcement of Environmental Law and Problems
3. New Measures for Environmental Conservation
4. Direct and Indirect Control
5. The Integration of Environmental Law and Policy
6. The Reports of the Workshop
7. Air Pollution Related Lawsuits in Japan
PART I Enforcement of Environmental Law in Asian Countries
Introduction
Constraints in the Enforcement of Environmental Law
1. Institutional Constraints
2. Statutory Constraints
3. Political and Socio-Economic Constraints
4. Cultural Constraints
Conclusion
3 Enforcement of the Environmental Law in Thailand: A Case Study of Pollution at the lamphun Industrial Estate / Sunee Mallikamarl Constraints in the Enforcement of Environmental Law
1. Institutional Constraints
2. Statutory Constraints
3. Political and Socio-Economic Constraints
4. Cultural Constraints
Conclusion
Introduction
1. History and Nature of the Problem
2. Method for Settlement of Dispute
3. The Outcome of Dispute Settlement
Conclusion
4 Roles of the Enforcing Organizations under the Enhancement and Conservation of the National Environmental Quality Act B.E. 2535(A.D. 1992) / Komadet Thongpinyo 1. History and Nature of the Problem
2. Method for Settlement of Dispute
3. The Outcome of Dispute Settlement
Conclusion
Introduction
1. Organizations Charges with Enforcement
2. The Relevant Enforcement : The Correlation and the Interaction
Conclusion
5 Environmental Law and Its Enforcement in Malaysia: Focus on Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) Process / Lizuryaty Azrina Abdullah 1. Organizations Charges with Enforcement
2. The Relevant Enforcement : The Correlation and the Interaction
Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. The State of the Malaysian Environment
3. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
4. Issues Relating to the EIA Process in Malaysia
5. Enhancements to the EIA
6. Conclusion
6 The Enforcement of Environmental Law in Singapore / Lye lin Heng 2. The State of the Malaysian Environment
3. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Malaysia
4. Issues Relating to the EIA Process in Malaysia
5. Enhancements to the EIA
6. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Overview of Pollution Laws
3. Nature Conservation Laws
4. The Enforcement of Environmental Law
5. Conclusion
7 Environmental Management and Environmental Law Enforcement in Indonesia / Koesnadi Hardjasoemantri 2. Overview of Pollution Laws
3. Nature Conservation Laws
4. The Enforcement of Environmental Law
5. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. Environmental Management
3. Participation in the Environmental Management
4. Environmental Law Enforcement
5. Conclusion
8 Controlling Industrial Pollution: From Theory to Implementation / Benoit Laplante, David Wheeler, Shakeb Afsa 2. Environmental Management
3. Participation in the Environmental Management
4. Environmental Law Enforcement
5. Conclusion
1. Introduction
2. From Theory to Legislation
3. From Legislation to Implementation
4. Concluding Discussion
PART II Regional and Global Environmental Issues and the Development of Environmental Law and Policy
9 Responding to Oil Spills in the Waters of Southeast Asia / Chia Lin Sien 2. From Theory to Legislation
3. From Legislation to Implementation
4. Concluding Discussion
PART II Regional and Global Environmental Issues and the Development of Environmental Law and Policy
Introduction
1. Pattern of Movement of Oil Shipments
2. Spill Incidents in Southeast Asian Waters
3. International Conventions
4. Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region
5. Discussion
6. Looking Ahead
10 The Development of International Law regardeing the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes
1. Pattern of Movement of Oil Shipments
2. Spill Incidents in Southeast Asian Waters
3. International Conventions
4. Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region
5. Discussion
6. Looking Ahead
/ Hidenori Inoue
Introduction
The Liability for Transboundary Pollution, and International Law
1. General Principles of International Law
2. Lawsuits Concerning Transboundary Pollution
3. Soft Law
4. International Funds
5. Arbitration Systems
6. Protocols on Liability and Compensation Conclusion
11 The Enforcement of CITIES
The Liability for Transboundary Pollution, and International Law
1. General Principles of International Law
2. Lawsuits Concerning Transboundary Pollution
3. Soft Law
4. International Funds
5. Arbitration Systems
6. Protocols on Liability and Compensation Conclusion
/ Masayuki Kobayashi
Introduction
1. Background
2. Overview of CITES
3. Enforcement Problems
4. Domestic Implementation Requirements
Conclusion
12 New International Trends in the Area of Cultural Heritage
1. Background
2. Overview of CITES
3. Enforcement Problems
4. Domestic Implementation Requirements
Conclusion
/ Yoshihiro Nomura
ntroduction
1. The Concept of Cultural Heritage
2. On the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
3. Stolen or Illegally Exported Movable Cultural Objects and International Protection
13 Development of Environmental Law and Policy in Asia Concerning Environmental Impact Assessment
1. The Concept of Cultural Heritage
2. On the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
3. Stolen or Illegally Exported Movable Cultural Objects and International Protection
/ Nobuo Kumamoto
1. Basic Legal Background of Asian Law
2. Economic Growth and Environmental Problems
3. The Changing Character of Environmental Problems Today
4. The Development of Asian Environmental Law
5. The Transfer of Environmental Impact Assessment to Asian Nations
6. Conclusion
14 The ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nture and Natural Resources and the ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action
2. Economic Growth and Environmental Problems
3. The Changing Character of Environmental Problems Today
4. The Development of Asian Environmental Law
5. The Transfer of Environmental Impact Assessment to Asian Nations
6. Conclusion
/ Naoyuki Sakumoto
Introduction
1. The ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
2. The ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on the Environment
3. From Hard to Soft Law
Conclusion
PART III Newly Emerging Environmental Protection Measures and the Implications to Asian Countries
15 Voluntary Efforts and Internationalization in Environmental Management / Hideki Kobayashi 1. The ASEAN Agreement on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
2. The ASEAN Strategic Plan of Action on the Environment
3. From Hard to Soft Law
Conclusion
PART III Newly Emerging Environmental Protection Measures and the Implications to Asian Countries
Introduction
1. Declarations by Industry Sector/Voluntary Action Plans
2. International Standardization of Environmental Management
3. Recent Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Measures
Conclusion
16 Environmental Labelin: International Standardization and Trade I
1. Declarations by Industry Sector/Voluntary Action Plans
2. International Standardization of Environmental Management
3. Recent Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Measures
Conclusion
/ Shigeyuki Hashizume
Introduction
1. International Standardization of Environmental Labeling
2. Environmental Labels
3. Environmental Labels and Trade Issues
Conclusion
17 From Domestic Environmental Rights to Global Environmental Rights / Shoichi Ogano 1. International Standardization of Environmental Labeling
2. Environmental Labels
3. Environmental Labels and Trade Issues
Conclusion
1. Proposal : From Domestic Environmental Rights to Global Environmental Rights
2. Some Hints from Japanese Law
3. The Challenge
Summary
18 Implications for Asian Countries of the United State's Information Disclosure System on Hazardous Chemical Substances： The Effects of the Comuunity-Right-to-Know Act / Akemi Ori 2. Some Hints from Japanese Law
3. The Challenge
Summary
Preface
Introduction
1. Background and Purpose of EPCRA
2. A Description of EPCRA
3. Impacts of EPCRA
Conclusion
19 Kawasaki City's Basic Environmental Ordinance and Environmental Review System
Introduction
1. Background and Purpose of EPCRA
2. A Description of EPCRA
3. Impacts of EPCRA
Conclusion
/ Fukashi Utsunomiya
Introduction
The Basic Environmental Ordinance
1. An Overview of the Basic Environmental Ordinance
2. Significance and Features of the Basic Environmental Ordinance
3. Environmental Review System
Conclusion
20 Japan's New Law on Recycling Containers and Packages / Wataru Kusumoto The Basic Environmental Ordinance
1. An Overview of the Basic Environmental Ordinance
2. Significance and Features of the Basic Environmental Ordinance
3. Environmental Review System
Conclusion
Introduction
1. Our Country's Recycling Efforts
2. The Current State of Waste Management and Measures in Japan
3. Background and Necessity for a New Law for Containers and Packages
4. Outline of the New Law
5. The Role Government and Businesses in Creating a Recycling Society
21 Groundwater contamination and Responses in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture
1. Our Country's Recycling Efforts
2. The Current State of Waste Management and Measures in Japan
3. Background and Necessity for a New Law for Containers and Packages
4. Outline of the New Law
5. The Role Government and Businesses in Creating a Recycling Society
/ Shingo Tsuji
Introduction
1. Topography of Hadano City
2. Original Impetus for Ground Water Contamination Countermeasures
3. General City-wide Survey
4. Survey to Establish the Cases of Ground Water Contamination
5. Spot Surveys of Surface Contamination
6. The City Surveys
7. Survey Method
8. Decontamination Method
Schedule of the Workshop/List of Participants and Contributors
1. Topography of Hadano City
2. Original Impetus for Ground Water Contamination Countermeasures
3. General City-wide Survey
4. Survey to Establish the Cases of Ground Water Contamination
5. Spot Surveys of Surface Contamination
6. The City Surveys
7. Survey Method
8. Decontamination Method
