International environmental law

International law concerning the protection of the global environment.

There have been many legally-binding international agreements concerning the protection of the environment, but in this area of international law [soft law]? is more common than normal.

Some basic principles of international environmental law are:

• the [precautionary principle]?
• the [polluter pays principle]?
• the principle of [sustaintable development]?

Important cases have included the various nuclear test cases (New Zealand vs. France) before the International Court of Justice.