Lyster's International Wildlife Law

About this book

The development of international wildlife law has been one of the most significant exercises in international law-making during the last fifty years. The risk of wildlife depletion and species extinction has become even greater since Simon Lyster's original publication in the 1980s.

This new edition provides a clear and authoritative analysis of the key treaties which regulate the conservation of wildlife and habitat protection, and of the mechanisms available to make them work. The original text has also been significantly expanded to include analysis of the philosophical and welfare considerations underpinning wildlife protection, the cross-cutting themes of wildlife and trade, and the impact of climate change and other anthropogenic interferences with species and habitat.

Contents

Part I. Foundations of International Wildlife Law:
1. The historical evolution of international wildlife law
2. Wildlife and the international legal system
3. The philosophical foundations of international wildlife law
4. Implementation and enforcement of international wildlife law

Part II. Species Regulation:
5. Fish
6. The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
7. Birds

Part III. Regional Wildlife Regulation:
8. The Convention on Nature Protection and Wildlife Preservation in the Western Hemisphere
9. The African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
10. The Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
11. Polar regions
12. Other regional and sub-regional arrangements

Part IV. Global Wildlife Regulation:
13. The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
14. World Heritage Convention
15. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
16. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Part V. Biological Diversity: A New Perspective on Wildlife Regulation:
17. The Biodiversity Convention and biosafety protocol
18. Deserts, forests and mountains

Part VI. Cross-Sectoral Issues in Wildlife Regulation:
19. Wildlife and trade
20. Wildlife and welfare
21. Wildlife and pollution

Part VII. Conclusion:
22. Final reflections.

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