1.Introduction

This course will examine the important area of International Environmental Law.

Over the years, several seminal environmental agreements have been signed by the international community, having an obvious and direct impact on the world as a whole. We will begin by examining the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment as well as the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, then we will go on to look at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol) and the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10) and finally, we will examine United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20–22 June 2012.

* Course taken from our book International Environmental Law for publish in 2013.