Bloomsbury Environmental Courts and Tribunals: Powers, Integrity and the Search for Legitimacy (Studies in International Law)

The global phenomenon of the establishment of specialist courts is one of the most important recent developments in environmental law. Although they are generally seen as a much needed innovation, they do pose challenges, particularly around questions of legitimacy. This important book tackles these questions directly, looking specifically at the courts in the common law world. It argues that to fully understand the nature of the adjudication of these courts, a bottom-up approach must be taken: ie the question before the court is determinative. Despite its theoretical focus, the book will also provide invaluable insights to practitioners engaging with these new courts for the first time. An innovative study on a seismic change in how environmental law is adjudicated. Review The book is well written, dense with ideas and filled with detail … it will repay reading many times over. --Resource Management Journal David Kirkpatrick, Chief Environment Court JudgeThis book is an excellent and stimulating way to prompt thinking about a big subject that will be very much a live issue in the coming years. --Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Colin T Reid, University of Dundee About the Author Ceri Warnock is Professor of Law at the University of Otago.