Resources
UNEP Judicial Handbook on Environmental Law
This handbook is intended to enable national judges in all types of tribunals in both civil law and common law jurisdictions to identify environmental issues coming before them and to be aware of the range of options available to them in interpreting and applying the law. It seeks to provide judges with a practical guide to basic environmental issues that are likely to arise in litigation. It includes information on international and comparative environmental law and references to relevant cases.
UNEP Judicial Handbook Environmenal Law 2005
This handbook is intended to enable national judges in all types of tribunals in both civil law and common law jurisdictions to identify environmental issues coming before them and to be aware of the range of options available to them in interpreting and applying the law. It seeks to provide judges with a practical guide to basic environmental issues that are likely to arise in litigation. It includes information on international and comparative environmental law and references to relevant cases.
Judges & Environmental Law: A Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
This publication brings together a collection of essays on different aspects and perspectives of the environment and the law. It seeks to complement the knowledge of judges in the enforcement of Sri Lanka’s environmental laws and recognises them as vital in the effectual implementation of environmental legislation and its policies. Despite considerable progress in recent years, much remains to be done to restore and preserve Sri Lanka’s natural resources and its rich biodiversity.
Compendium of Judicial Decisions on Matters Related to Environment National Decisions Volume I
This publication has been developed in pursuance of the aimsof Agenda 21, particularly chapter 8 which recognizes, amongother things, the need to facilitate information exchange,including the dissemination of information on effective legaland regulatory instruments in the field of environment anddevelopment. This will encourage their wider use and adoption.Consequently, the Compendium of Judicial Decisions wasdevised with two objectives.
UNEP Compendium of Summaries of Judicial Decisions in Environment Related Cases
The Compendium has been developed in response to requests made by Chief Justices and senior Judges of over one hundred countries who participated in the UNEP Global Judges Symposium on Sustainable Development and the Role of the Judiciary, held in Johannesburg on the eve of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in August 2002, as well as over twenty five regional and national Judges Symposia on Environmental Law organised by UNEP during past few years.
Compendium of Judicial Decisions on Matters Related to Environment National Decisions Volume 2
This publication has been developed in pursuance of the aimsof Agenda 21, particularly chapter 8 which recognizes, amongother things, the need to facilitate information exchange,including the dissemination of information on effective legaland regulatory instruments in the field of environment anddevelopment. This will encourage their wider use and adoption.Consequently, the Compendium of Judicial Decisions wasdevised with two objectives.
Compendium of Judicial Decisions on Matters Related to Environment National Decisions Volume 3
This publication has been developed in pursuance of the aimsof Agenda 21, particularly chapter 8 which recognizes, amongother things, the need to facilitate information exchange,including the dissemination of information on effective legaland regulatory instruments in the field of environment anddevelopment. This will encourage their wider use and adoption.Consequently, the Compendium of Judicial Decisions wasdevised with two objectives.
A Summary Report of the World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability
The World Congress on Justice, Governance and Law for Environmental Sustainability was held in Brazil, from 17-20 June 2012, with the aim to contribute to the support of Chief Justices, Attorneys General, Auditors Generals and other legal experts to the achievement of sustainable development and to provide inputs to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio +20.
ADBI Sri Lanka Country Paper (2013)
All the concepts indicated in this document are introduced to Sri Lanka during last last decade and therefore the policies, programmes, projects and strategies have been recently introduced and implemented and so results are pending. To strengthen up these kinds of projects, more attention should be given to conducting awareness programmes to industries, training of relevant officers involved in these fields, providing modern equipment to carry out research and other activities and constructing suitable laboratories and other facilities.
ASEAN Handbook on International Legal Cooperation in Trafficking in Persons Cases
This Handbook forms part of a collection of tools and resources developed by and for the Member States of ASEAN, through the Asia Regional Project on Trafficking in Persons (ARTIP), aimed at strengthening national and regional responses to TIP. I take this opportunity to urge relevant officials of ASEAN Member States to familiarize themselves with these tools and resources, which now include a comprehensive series of training materials for criminal justice professionals including judges and prosecutors, investigators and front line law enforcement officials.