The United States and International Environmental Law
Living with an Elephant
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12197933 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jutta Brunnée (University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 617-649 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0938-5428 • E-ISSN: 1464-3596 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ejil/15.4.617 |
| OpenAlex | W2051967009 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
For many observers, the U.S. decision in 2001 to abandon the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, encapsulates an alarming trend in American attitudes towards international environmental law. This article explores recent trends in U.S. approaches. It begins by canvassing the trajectory of U.S. practice since around the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio. This review suggests that some shifts in legal avenues for shaping relevant policy agendas have indeed occurred, but that it would be a mistake to treat one event - the U.S. withdrawal from Kyoto - as representative of the nature of these shifts. It then examines a range of possible explanations for the changing U.S. approach to international environmental law. These include factors related to the growth of treaty regimes and institutional structures, factors related to American power, domestic politics and attitudes towards international law, and factors specifically related to the administration of George W. Bush. Both the review of U.S. practice and the assessment of factors that might account for American policy suggest that the international environmental law community must carefully distinguish short-term developments from longer-term trends
Climate change · Convention · Environmental law · Geography · International law · Kyoto Protocol · Mistake · Political science · Summit · Treaty · Environmental law and policy · International Environmental Law and Policies · International Maritime Law Issues · Law
A critical appraisal of the BBNJ agreement not to recognise the high seas decline as a common concern of humankind
Frogs, coalitions, and mining
Greening the security council
U.S. policy in the UN environmental arena
Institutional Interaction in Global Environmental Governance
Implementing Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Ambushed
Why the United States Supports International Enforcement for Some Treaties but not for Others
The Paris Agreement and the Trump administration
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |