The Implementation and Effectiveness of International Environmental Commitments : Theory and Practice.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction and overview / David G. Victor, Kal Raustiala, and Eugene B. Skolnikoff -- Long-term trends in systems for implementation review in international agreements on fauna and flora / John Lanchbery -- The system for implementation review in the ozone regime / Owen Greene -- The operation and effectiveness of the Montreal protocol's non-compliance procedure / David G. Victor -- Implementation review and the Baltic Sea regime / Owen Greene -- "Learning by doing" in the nonbinding international regime to manage trade in hazardous chemicals and pesticides / David G. Victor -- Data quality and compliance control in the European air pollution regime / Juan Carlos di Primio -- The making and implementation of North Sea commitments : the politics of environmental participation / Jon Birger Skj�rseth -- Participation in No[subscript x] policy-making and implementation in the Netherlands, UK, and Norway : different approaches but similar results? / J�rgen Wettestad -- The making and implementation of whaling policies : does participation make a difference? / Steinar Andresen -- Nuclear dumping in Arctic Seas : Russian implementation of the London convention / Olav Schram Stokke -- Implementation and effectiveness of the acid rain regime in Russia / Vladimir Kotov and Elena Nikitina -- Regime and enterprise : Norilsk Nickel and transboundary air pollution / Vladimir Kotov and Elena Nikitina -- Domestic implementation of Baltic Sea pollution commitments in Russia and the Baltic States / Alexei Roginko -- Implementation of Baltic Sea pollution commitments in Poland : a review of the literature / Ronnie Hjorth.

"Because environmental problems do not respect borders, their solutions often require international co-operation and agreements. The contributors to this book examine how international environmental agreements are put into practice. Their main concern is effectiveness - the degree to which such agreements lead to changes in behavior that help to solve environmental problems. Consequently, they focus on implementation - the process that turns commitments into action - at both domestic and international levels. Implementation is the key to effectiveness because these agreements aim to constrain not just governments but a wide array of actors, including individuals, firms, and agencies whose behavior does not necessarily change simply because governments have made international commitments."--BOOK JACKET.