This state-of-the-art Dictionary defines terms employed in international agreements, national legislation and scholarly legal studies related to comparative and international environmental law and the emerging law of climate change. Each term also includes its pinyin translation in order to facilitate accessing the Mandarin variants of each term. Jointly prepared by scholars in China and the US, the Dictionary will be an essential reference for those interpreting and applying international environmental law, multilateral environmental agreements, and domestic laws that implement these treaties.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-293). Terms are in English and Chinese (both Mandarin Chinese characters and Pinyin transliteration); definitions in English.