The League of Nations and the Protection of the Environment

ISBN-13: 9781108838191 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 304 str.

Omer Aloni

Opis

This first study of the environmental challenges handled by the League of Nations pioneers new perspectives on legal and environmental history.

Spis treści

1. Fighting pollution made by humankind: the League of Nations and the endeavors of the convention against the pollution of the sea by oil; 2. The League of Nations and the whaling dilemma; 3. Sanitation, spreading diseases, and the environmental concerns: the League of Nations' campaign for rural hygiene; 4. Raw materials, the timber crisis, and fears of deforestation during the interwar period; 5. Evaluating the environmental regime of the League of Nations: comparative discussion; 6. Conclusion.