1st Edition

Greening International Institutions

By Jacob Werksman Copyright 1996
    364 Pages
    by Routledge

    364 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 2009. This title contains a diverse collection of pieces from which the reader can draw an understanding of the shape and function of the institutions discussed within, the scope of their activities, and the niche they occupy in the larger system. Werksman reveals a pattern that organizations grow and contract erratically and organically in response to competing demands, concerns and resources. This volume aims to raise questions as to whether the demands of sustainable development require a more fundamental push against the inertia of institutional culture.

    Part 1 Policy-making; Chapter 1 The United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council, Donald Fitzpatrick; Chapter 2 The United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, Chris Mensah; Chapter 3 The United Nations Environment Programme and The United Nations Development Programme, Alexander Timoshenko, Mark Berman; Chapter 4 The Conference of Parties to Environmental Treaties, JacobWerksman; Part 2 Trade; Chapter 5 The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, MehmetArda; Chapter 6 The World Trade Organization and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, ZenMakuch; Chapter 7 The North American Free Trade Association, Aradhana Kumar, Jean Milner, Annie Petsonk; Part 3 Finance; Chapter 8 The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Korinna Horta; Chapter 9 The Global Environment Facility, Helen Sjöberg; Chapter 10 National Environmental Funds, KyleDanish; Part 4 Regional Institutions; Chapter 11 The European Union and the OECD, HanSomsen; Chapter 12 The South Pacific Region, WayneKing, Vanessa C JGoad; Part 5 Avoiding and Settling Disputes; Chapter 13 The International Court of Justice and the European Court of Justice, PhilippeSands; Chapter 14 New Institutions and Procedures for Implementation Control and Reaction, Martti Koskenniemi; Part 6 Environmental NGOs and International Institutions; Chapter 15 The Role of Non-State Actors, Hilary French;

    Biography

    Jacob Werksman is an international lawyer, specializing in international environmental law and international economic law. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of law at New York University, and at Georgetown University, and an active Member of the State Bar of California.