Environmental Protection

Communities of all sizes, from townships to the national government, establish laws that govern how individuals acting within the community are to conduct themselves. The environment is arguably one of the newest considerations to be decided by and incorporated into the body of the law. The body of law relevant to the environment includes full dedicated statutes, smaller pieces of larger legislation, international treaty agreements, and the immense body of regulatory law, which is promulgated by federal, state, and local agencies. In the 21st Century, the environment has also become a consideration in all types of laws from building codes, customs and shipping laws, finance law, and even space law. This section examines the law (both current laws and the evolving process of legislation), the administrative bodies (in some countries, agencies) that administer and develop the law of environmental protection, and the policies that influence developing and current law on environmental protection.

Environmental Protection

This section provides an overview of environmental protection within the legal context of Recognised Policies Protecting Domestic Policy Space in international economic law, with coverage of Protecting Domestic Policy Space (Principles).

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Hierarchical Display of Environmental protection

Environment > Environmental policy
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Forestry > Forestry policy > Forest conservation
Environment > Environmental policy > Environmental policy > Environmental research > Environmental statistics
Environment > Deterioration of the environment > Degradation of the environment > Man-made disaster
Environment > Natural environment > Physical environment > Ecological balance
Production, Technology And Research > Technology and technical regulations > Technology > Choice of technology > Clean technology
Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries > Cultivation of agricultural land > Cultivation techniques > Soil protection
Social Questions > Social affairs > Leisure > Tourism > Ecological tourism
Production, Technology And Research > Research and intellectual property > Research > Research method > Precautionary principle
International Relations > Cooperation policy > Cooperation policy > Environmental cooperation