Globalisation of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment

THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, pp. 347-389, Brill Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008

43 Pages Posted: 11 Mar 2008

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Kees Bastmeijer

Tilburg University

Timo Koivurova

University of Lapland - Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM)

Abstract

This is the final chapter of a book, published by Brill/Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, on international systems of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a well-established instrument of Environmental Law and policy that aims to ensure that potential adverse environmental effects of human activities are assessed before decisions on such activities are made. The instrument is increasingly being applied in respect of activities that may cause environmental effects across the borders of a state. In the book, thirteen systems of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (TEIA) are assessed that exist or are in development in different parts of the world. Although TEIA is generally associated with EIA between territorial states, this book takes a broader approach and is divided into three sub-parts: Transboundary EIA between states, EIA for activities in international and shared areas, and EIA required by international financial institutions. Knowledgeable experts (scholars and practitioners) provide an overview of the history, content, and practice of the individual systems. In this concluding chapter of this book, the state of the art concerning TEIA and possible future developments are discussed.

Keywords: Globalisation, Environmental Impact Assessment, no harm principle, Espoo Convention, global commons, financial institutions

Suggested Citation

Bastmeijer, Kees and Koivurova, Timo, Globalisation of Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment. THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TRANSBOUNDARY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, pp. 347-389, Brill Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1104958

Kees Bastmeijer (Contact Author)

Tilburg University ( email )

P.O.Box 90153
Tilburg, 5000 LE
Netherlands

HOME PAGE: http://www.tilburguniversity.nl/webwijs/show/?uid=c.j.bastmeijer

Timo Koivurova

University of Lapland - Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law (NIEM) ( email )

PO Box - 122
Pohjoisranta 4
Rovaniemi, Lapland 96101
Finland

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