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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Orebech; Fred Bosselman; Jes Bjarup; David Callies; Martin Chanock; Hanne Petersen |
ISBN: | 9780511550621 0511550626 9780521859257 0521859255 |
OCLC Number: | 718305020 |
Description: | 1 online resource (524 pages) |
Contents: | The linkage between sustainable development and customary law -- Three case studies from Hawaii, Norway, and Greenland -- Social interaction : the foundation of customary law -- How custom becomes law in England -- How custom becomes law in Norway -- Adaptive resource management through customary law -- The place of customary law in democratic societies -- Customary law, sustainable development, and the failing state -- Towards sustainability : the basis in international law -- The case studies revisited -- The choice of customary law. |
Responsibility: | Peter Orebech, Fred Bosselman, Jes Bjarup, David Callies, Martin Chanock, Hanne Petersen. |
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Review of the hardback: 'The book is an insightful introduction to the topic, which will be of interest to academics and students in areas such as law, environmental studies, sociology and anthropology, as well as to development planners at the local, national and international level ... it fills a gap in the current literature regarding the difficult link between customary law and sustainable development which is all too often taken for granted.' Environmental Conservation Read more...

