NAFTA and the Environment

About this book

This volume examines, from various perspectives, the environmental aspects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), including the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The interdisciplinary focus is on legal, economic, social, political and scientific issues, with contributions from American, Canadian, Mexican and Chilean authors. Among the issues discussed are the environmental regulations of the NAFTA nations and Chile, as well as the environmental implications of conducting cross-border business.

Contents

'Green language' in the NAFTA - reconciling free trade and environmental protection, R.B. Ludwiszewski, P.E. Sley; The NAAEC and its implications for environmental cooperation, trade policy, and American treat-making,S. Charnovitz; The transformation of environmental enforcement cooperation between Mexico and the United States of NAFTA, B. Zagaris; The injustice of environmental justiciability - Public Citizen versus Office of the United States Trade Representative, M.I. Jeffery; The North American agreement on environmental cooperation - a Canadian perspective, S. Richardson, A. Beaulieu; The limits of free trade - sovereignty, environmental protection and NAFTA, M.W. Dunleavy; Environmental aspects of building a facility in Northern Mexico, E.M. Ranger; NAFTA and the environment impacts on doing business in Mexico, R. Kiy; NAFTA - environmental needs and infrastructure in Mexico, A. Bustani, P.W. Mackay; Uncertain election outcome clouds the future of environmental policy, E. Hoyt; Environmental policy part of opposition's political and economic agenda, E. Hoyt; Blueprint for Mexico's environmental programs favour resource conservation, E. Hoyt; Chile's environmental framework law - considerations for foreign investors, J.A. Detzner, P. Aylwin Ch.; Seeking redress for environmental harm in the context of transboundary pollution - remedies, access, and choice of law considerations, M.I. Jeffery; Regional trends in international law and domestic environmental law - the inter-American hemisphere, J.L. Varela; Selected bibliography on NAFTA and the environment, trade and the environment, and environmental issues in North America, D.C. Alexander; The text of the North America agreement on environmental cooperation.

Customer Reviews