Sustainable waste trade under WTO law : : chances and risks of the legal frameworks' regulation of transboundary movements of wastes / / by Mirina Grosz.

• Superior document: Nijhoff international trade law series ; v. 4
• Author: Grosz, Mirina.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff international trade law series ; v. 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (615 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction /; Chapter I. Conceptualising “Waste” /; Chapter II. Conceptualising The International Waste Trade /; Chapter III. Addressing The Waste Trade In The Context Of Sustainability /; Chapter IV. Chances And Limits For Enhancing Sustainable Waste Trade In WTO Law /; Conclusion /; Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [527]-551) and index.
• ISBN: 128316115X; 9786613161154; 9004202846
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Mirina Grosz.

Waste tends to be understood as the potentially polluting and unsolicited by-product of our daily lives, a source of risk for the environment and human health. Nonetheless, a transboundary market for wastes as valuable raw materials and second-hand goods has emerged, and states ship wastes to specialised disposal and recycling sites abroad.This book provides a thorough analysis of the Basel Convention and the applicable OECD and EU frameworks of regulation. The author adopts a legal approach that encompasses the environmental, human rights, and WTO law aspects of waste trade. It explores the potential of the concept of “sustainable development” to integrate divergent regulatory approaches under the umbrella of the WTO in particular, and identifies crucial elements of a more comprehensive and sustainable solution for international waste trade.