International Environmental Law

Global and regional environmental issues are increasingly the subject of international law. Debates over environmental concerns implicate core principles of international law and have been the subject of numerous international agreements and declarations.

Environmental law, is also known as environmental and natural resources law, and it is a general term describing all treaties, statutes, regulations, common and customary laws addressing the effects of human activity on the natural environment.

Customary international law is an important source of international environmental law. These are the norms and rules that countries follow as a matter of custom and not due to a treaty. When a principle becomes customary law is not clear cut and many arguments are put forward by states not wishing to be bound. However, numerous legally binding international agreements have been signed since this topic became an issue, and they include a wide range of areas, from terrestrial,