Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : dimensions of justice in environmental law / Jonas Eb besson -- The second cycle of ecological urgency : an environmental jus tice perspective / Richard Falk -- Describing the elephant : internatio nal justice and environmental law / Dinah Shelton -- Law, justice, and rights : some implications of a global perspective / William Twining -- Gender and environmental law and justice : thoughts on sustainable mas culinities / Hanne Petersen -- Participatory rights in natural resource management : the role of communities in South Asia / Jona Razzaque -- Public participation and the challenges of environmental justice in Chi na / Qun Du -- Environmental justice through courts in countries in eco nomic transition / Stephen Stec -- Environmental justice through enviro nmental courts? : lessons learned from the Swedish experience / Jan Dar pèo -- Environmental justice in the European Court of Justice / Ludwig Krèamer -- Environmental justice through international complaints proce dures? : comparing the Aarhus Convention and the North American Agreeme nt on Environmental Cooperation / Malgosia Fitzmaurice.

Environmental justice in situations of armed conflict / Phoebe Okowa -- Sovereignty and environmental justice in international law / Andr âe Nollkaemper -- Piercing the state veil in the pursuit of environment al justice / Jonas Ebbesson -- Competing narratives of justice in North -South environmental relations : the case of ozone layer depletion / Ka rin Mickelson -- Climate change, global environmental justice and inter national environmental law / Jutta Brunnâee -- Justice in global enviro nmental negotiations : the case of desertification / Bo Kjellâen -- Dis tributive justice and procedural fairness in global water law / Ellen H ey -- Environmental justice in the use, knowledge, and exploitation of genetic resources / Philippe Cullet -- Law, gender, and environmental r esources : women's access to environmental justice in East Africa / Pat ricia Kameri-Mbote -- The polluter pays principle : dilemmas of justice in national and international contexts / Hans Christian Bugge -- Corpo rate activities and environmental justice : perspectives on Sierra Leon e's mining / Priscilla Schwartz -- Environmental justice and internatio nal trade law / Nicolas de Sadeleer.