Featured Publications
The Program supports the development of books, articles and other publications designed to stimulate discussion and to disseminate knowledge of governance for sustainable development.
Making Law Work: Environmental Compliance & Sustainable Development, Durwood Zaelke, Donald Kaniaru & Eva KruzÍková, eds. (Cameron May, 2005) A compilation in two volumes of the best literature on topics related to environmental compliance and enforcement. The insights, concepts, and strategies contained in Making Law Work will empower actors of all types at all levels to take action to promote sustainable development, enforce compliance with environmental law, and make law work.
"A valuable resource for judges, prosecutors, investigators, and all who care about the Earth and want to improve the profession of compliance and enforcement."
Hon. Hilario G. Davide, Jr., Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines
Regime Consequences Oran R. Young and Arild Underdal, eds. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004). Why are some international regimes more effective or more successful than others? What theoretical models and empirical methods are most useful in answering this question? This book provides a systematic assessment of the state of the art in studies of regime effectiveness as well as a sophisticated analysis of the range of techniques available for the conduct of research in this area. A feature of the book of particular interest is the consideration of broader consequences of regimes as well as their performance in addressing the specific problems that lead to their creation. Although the essays included are accessible to any careful reader, they are aimed at active researchers and graduate students wanting to work on cutting-edge questions in the realm of regime analysis. Written for researchers and graduate students interested in regime analysis.
International Environmental Law and Policy, Second Edition, by Durwood Zaelke, David Hunter and James Salzman. (Foundation Press, New York, 2002). International Environmental Law and Policy explores the dynamics of the lawmaking process and the increasingly critical role of transnational actors/citizens, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), scientists, and business. Discusses the relation of our scientific understanding to the legal response and the relation of the problem to the global economy. Includes explanation of the use of soft law, framework agreements, binding obligations, the precautionary principle, and polluter pays principle. Describes role of technology transfer and multilateral and bilateral financial mechanisms.
Industry Genius: Inventions and People Protecting the Climate and Fragile Ozone Layer By Stephen O. Andersen and Durwood Zaelke, This book presents the inventive genius behind technological breakthroughs by ten global companies including Alcoa, DaimlerChrysler, Honda, ST Micro and Visteon. Readers will gain understanding and insight into how cutting-edge technology is helping protect the climate and/or the ozone layer, while contributing to the company's bottom line. Each chapter chronicles the challenge and triumph of invention, introduces the engineers and executives who overcome conventional wisdom, and demonstrates the contribution these companies are making to environmental protection. In full color and crammed with graphics to illustrate the creative process of technological breakthroughs, the book is accessible and informative. The genius of these ten companies will inspire the engineer, the policy-maker, the student, the environmentalist, the CEO and the investor alike.
Other Selected Publications
Oran R. Young, "Taking Stock: Management Pitfalls in Fisheries Science" Environment, April 2003, 24-33.
Oran R. Young, "Making Trade Organizations Environment Friendly," International Studies Review,V.5, March 2003, 87-89.
Oran R. Young, Review of Scott Barret, "Environment and Statecraft: The strategy of Environmental Treaty-Making", Global Environmental Politics, February 2003, V.3.145-147.
Oran R. Young, "Review of Paul Arthur Berkman, Science into Policy: Global Lessons from Antarctica, Polar Record, V.39, January 2003,79-80.
Stilwell, Intellectual Property and the Environment: The Relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the TRIPS Agreement, UNEP Discussion Paper (2003)
Stilwell, Environment, Trade and Sustainable Development, An Overview of Key Issues Arising from the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Doha Work Programme, UNEP Discussion Paper (2003)
Stilwell, Enhancing Capacity Building for Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development, UNEP Discussion Paper (2003)
Stilwell and Chaudhri, Maximizing the Contribution of Trade to Sustainable Development: The Role of Integrated Assessments, UNEP Discussion Paper (2003)
Housman & Zaelke, "Making Trade and Environmental Policies Mutually Reinforcing: Forging Competitive Sustainability," 23 ENVT'L. L. 545 (1993).
Oran R. Young, "Can New Institutions Solve Atmospheric Problems? Confronting Acid Rain, Ozone Depletion, and Climate Change," in Will Steffen et al. eds., Challenges of a Changing Earth. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2002, pp. 87-91
Oran R. Young, "Are Institutions Intervening Variables or Basic Causal Forces: Causal Clusters vs. Causal Chains in International Society," in Michael Brecher and Frank Harvey eds., Millennial Reflections on International Studies. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2002, pp. 176-191
Oran R. Young, "Review of David Victor, The Collapse of the Kyoto Protocol and the Struggle to Slow Global Warming," American Journal of International Law, July 2002,736-741.
Oran R. Young, "Can the Arctic Council and the Northern Forum Find Common Ground?" Polar Record, V.38, October 2002, pp. 289-296
Oran R. Young, "Matching Institutions and Ecosystems: The Problem of Fit," a stand-alone article published by the Institut de Developement Durable et Relations Internationales, Paris, France, 25 June 2002.
David Hunter, Jim Salzman and Durwood Zaelke, International Environmental Law, Treaty Supplement (380 pages), and Teacher's Manual (350 pages), published by Foundation Press (2002) (www.wcl.american.edu/environment/iel/)
Stilwell and Turk, Towards a Full Review of the TRIPS Agreement under Article 71.1, South Center Occasional Paper (2002)
Marceau and Stilwell, Practical Suggestions for Amicus Briefs Before WTO Adjudicating Bodies, Journal of International Economic Law, Vol. 1, No. 1 (March 2001)
Stilwell and Tarasofsky, Towards Coherent Economic and Environmental Governance: Legal and Practical Approaches to MEA-WTO Linkages, WWF International & CIEL (2001)
UNEP & WTO Secretariats (Stilwell as co-drafter), Compliance and Dispute Settlement Provisions in the WTO and Multilateral Environmental Agreements, WTO Document WT/CTE/W/191 (2001)
Housman, Goldberg, Van Dyke & Zaelke, eds., "The use of trade measures in select multilateral environmental agreements," (United Nations Environment Programme, 1995)
Zaelke, Housman & Orbach, eds., Trade and the Environment: Law, Economics and Policy, published by Island Press (1995), winner of a special award at the 1997 Buenos Aires International Book Fair for its Spanish version, entitled Comercio Internacional y Medio Ambiente: Derecho, Economia, y Policia (Espacio Editorial, Buenos Aires, June 1995) (translation by Eugenia Bec)
Van Dyke, Zaelke & Hewison, eds., Freedom for the Seas: a New Look at Ocean Governance, published by Island Press (1993), co-winner of the Smithsonian's 1994 Sprout Award for best book on international environmental affairs (www.isanet.org/sections/ess/sprout.htm)
Housman & Zaelke, "Trade, Environment, and Sustainable Development: A Primer," 15 HASTINGS INT'L & COMP. L. REV. 535 (1992).
Housman & Zaelke, "The Collision of the Environment and Trade: The GATT Tuna/Dolphin Decision," 22 E.L.R. 10268 (1992).
Zaelke & Cameron, "Global Warming and Climate Change An Overview of the International Legal Process," 5 AM. U. J. INT'L L. & POL'Y 249 (Winter 1990), selected as one of the best law review articles of the year and reprinted in 22 LAND USE & ENVT'L L. REV. (1991); reprinted in Italian in FUTURO SOSTENIBLE: EFFETTOSERRA 36 (1990).
Stilwell and Bohanes, The WTO, Environment and Sustainable Development, chapter in KLEWER COMPANION TO THE WTO AGREEMENT, Klewer Publications (forthcoming)
Borregard and Stilwell, The Use of Economic Instruments in the Context of Biodiversity-related Multilateral Environmental Agreements, UNEP (forthcoming)
Stilwell, Trade and Sustainable Development: An Overview of Key Issues, McGill Journal of International Law (forthcoming)