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Book Title: Research Handbook on Biodiversity and Law

Editor(s): Bowman, Michael; Davies, Peter; Goodwin, Edward

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781004784

Section Title: Abbreviations

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

Abbreviations


The majority of the acronyms and abbreviations used in this work are explained at
the point at which they occur, while location references to periodical literature and
other source materials have generally been given in full, unabbreviated form. For
convenience, however, a small number of standard abbreviations have been
employed, especially for the more familiar and commonly cited journals, law reports
and treaty series. These include the following:

AJIL American Journal of International Law
BFSP British and Foreign State Papers
CETS Council of Europe Treaty Series
COP Conference of the Parties
CTS Consolidated Treaty Series
CUP Cambridge University Press
EJIL European Journal of International Law
ETS European Treaty Series (later to become the CETS)
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
ICJ International Court of Justice
ICLQ International and Comparative Law Quarterly
ILM International Legal Materials
ILR International Law Reports
IMO International Maritime Organization
IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural
Resources (the World Conservation Union)
JEL Journal of Environmental Law
JIWLP Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy
LNTS League of Nations Treaty Series
MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement
NGO Non-governmental organisation
OJEC Official Journal of the European Communities
OJEU Official Journal of the European Union
OUP Oxford University Press
PCIJ Permanent Court of International Justice (for reports of its decided
cases)
RECIEL Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law
(formerly the Review of European Community and International Envir-
onmental Law)

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RIAA (UN) Reports of International Arbitral Awards
RSPB Royal Society for the ...