A related but distinct set of regulatory regimes, now strongly influenced by environmental legal principles, focus on the management of specific natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries. Lingering enviro impact of apartheid storre university of stirling. Environmental law is a collective term encompassing aspects of the law that provide protection to the environment. In addition to the material it contains relating to south african legislation on environmental law, a further valuable feature of work is the information it contains regarding multilateral environmental agreements, as well as the.
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Designed primarily for students, the text should also prove of value to practitioners. Environmental law legal definition of environmental law. Elmene bray, frances craigie, anel du plessis, willemien du plessis, loretta feris, melissa fourie, michael kidd, louis j kotze, karin lehmann, alexander paterson, phil snijman, richard summers and terry winstanley at first glance the striking cover and title of the book promise the reader a fresh focus on environmental law in south africa, namely environmental compliance. Environmental law environmental legislation enforcement bp southern african pty ltd v mec for agriculture and land affairs 2004 5 sa 124 w 1 this list pertains not to be a complete list of all cases published on south african environmental law but is a.
Edited by werner scholtz, professor of law, university of the western cape, south africa and visiting professor, lincoln. Index and annotations to the south african law reports 1947. The research fields of the faculty include the international law of the sea and the law. South africas environmental laws were created in a time of great hope, when the country was being made anew after the. In 20032004, tanzania developed a new framework law governing environmental protection. Cormac cullinan is a practising environmental attorney and author based in cape town, south africa. Over the past decade, a number of acts have been passed which define the essence of south african environmental law, and several landmark environmental law judgements have been handed down by the courts. The organisation attracts members from an array of different environmentallyrelevant disciplines which results in the ela being an ideal forum for networking and the sharing of information and.
Acts and regulations department of environmental affairs. The constitution says that everyone has the right to a safe and healthy environment. The constitution which protects various human rights, including our right to enjoy. Management of south west indian seamount marine protected area 42479 gn 795 23 may 2019 national environmental management. The bill has farreaching implications in ensuring that south africa s nationaldetermined contribution commitments which have been endorsed in terms of the paris agreement on climate change 2015 are fulfilled, and to reduce the nations greenhouse gas. He specializes in environmental law generally, with specific focus on water.
The mphil environmental law is a fulltime postgraduate program run by the university of pretoria. Catalogue record for this book is available from the library of congress. The mineral and petroleum resources development act the mprda is the principal piece of legislation governing all stages of the mining process in south africa. Compendium of south african environmental legislation 2nd edition published by. The faculty and staff pursue this idea by focusing on the law and on excellence in all divisions of jurisprudence. Environmentalists are winning the battle for enforcement. South africa s environmental laws were created in a time of great hope, when the. Environmental law and local government in south africa onli. Environmental laws of south africa is a collection of the laws that govern the environment from a disparate and diverse range of legislative sources. Pulp endeavours to publish and make available innovative, highquality scholarly texts on law in africa. His book environmental law in south africa butterworths lexisnexis 2005 was awarded the uct book award and he is currently completing the third edition.
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