"Guide to International Environmental Law" addresses why and how the international system elaborates environmental obligations and monitors compliance with them.

Alexandre Kiss has long been considered one of the founders of international environmental law. His four decades of work on the topic helped develop many of the key concepts and the normative framework in place today. He has made lasting contributions as a teacher, scholar, and environmental lawyer.
Dinah Shelton is the Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law at the George Washington University Law School. She has been a consultant to most international and regional organizations concerned with human rights or environmental protection.