The role of customary law in sustainable development / Peter ©بrebech [and others].
2005
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The role of customary law in sustainable development / Peter ©بrebech [and others].
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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1 online resource (xix, 502 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
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The linkage between sustainable development and customary law / Peter ©بrebech and Fred Bosselman
Three case studies from Hawaii, Norway, and Greenland / David Callies, Peter ©بrebech and Hanne Petersen
Social interaction : the foundation of customary law / Jes Bjarup
How custom becomes law in England / David Callies
How custom becomes law in Norway / Peter ©بrebech
Adaptive resource management through customary law / Fred Bosselman
The place of customary law in democratic societies / Peter ©بrebech
Customary law, sustainable development and the failing state / Martin Chanock
Towards sustainability : the basis in international law / Peter ©بrebech and Martin Chanock
The case studies revisited / Fred Bosselman, Hanne Petersen and Peter ©بrebech
The choice of customary law / Fred Bosselman.
Three case studies from Hawaii, Norway, and Greenland / David Callies, Peter ©بrebech and Hanne Petersen
Social interaction : the foundation of customary law / Jes Bjarup
How custom becomes law in England / David Callies
How custom becomes law in Norway / Peter ©بrebech
Adaptive resource management through customary law / Fred Bosselman
The place of customary law in democratic societies / Peter ©بrebech
Customary law, sustainable development and the failing state / Martin Chanock
Towards sustainability : the basis in international law / Peter ©بrebech and Martin Chanock
The case studies revisited / Fred Bosselman, Hanne Petersen and Peter ©بrebech
The choice of customary law / Fred Bosselman.
Summary
For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. Customary law consists of underlying social norms that may become the acknowledged law of the land. The key to determining whether a custom constitutes customary law is whether the public acts as if the observance of the custom is legally obligated. While the use of customary law does not always produce sustainability, the study of customary methods of resource management can produce valuable insights into methods of managing resources in a sustainable way.
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Cambridge Core.
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English
ISBN
9780511550621 ebook
9780521859257 (hardback)
9780521173421 (paperback)
9780521859257 (hardback)
9780521173421 (paperback)
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