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

Introduction
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

Introduction
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

1. Introduction
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

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

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

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

Introduction
1. Background
2. Overview of CITES
3. Enforcement Problems
4. Domestic Implementation Requirements
Conclusion

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

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

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

Introduction
1. Declarations by Industry Sector/Voluntary Action Plans
2. International Standardization of Environmental Management
3. Recent Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Measures
Conclusion

Introduction
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

Preface
Introduction
1. Background and Purpose of EPCRA
2. A Description of EPCRA
3. Impacts of EPCRA
Conclusion

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

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

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