The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development

by Orebech Peter, Jes Bjarup, Fred Bosselman, et al.

Book Overview

For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. Customary law consists of underlying social norms that may become the acknowledged law of the land. The key to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521173426
• ISBN13: 9780521173421
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"