Marsden, Simon --- "Protecting the Third Pole" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) [2019] ELECD 1458

Editor(s): Marsden, Simon

Title: Protecting the Third Pole

Sub-title: Transplanting International Law

Topics: Environmental Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 26 July 2019

Number of pages: c 328

Abstract/Description:

This highly topical book considers the important question of how best to protect the environment of the Third Pole – the area comprising the Hindu Kush Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau – using the tool of international law. Following detailed analysis of the weaknesses in the current legal protections according to comparative legal theory, Simon Marsden recommends three potential options for implementation by policy and lawmakers.