Soft law, hard law, and effective implementation of international environmental norms

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 104-120

  Skjærseth, Jon Birger ^a   Stokke, Olav Schram ^a   Wettestad, Jørgen ^a  

^a FRIDTJOF NANSEN INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 33748805004     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/glep.2006.6.3.104     Document Type: Review

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