Genealogy of International Environmental Law

— International Law as the international community laws entered a new realm after World War II and the foundation of the United Nations in 1946. Otherwise, indiscriminate and unilateral economic development and its impacts caused widespread environmental degradation in the world. Scientists Warning and international public pressure forced sates to deal more responsibly towards protecting the global environment. In this regard, development of legally binding and non-binding instruments concerning global environmental protection in international law began in the 1970s. Despite global efforts for the development of legally binding and non-binding rules, there are environmental concerns such as global warming, climate change, desertification, and deforestation etc.…. In this regard, this paper focuses on some conditions and situations involved the emergence of international environmental law. .

Keywords: Environment, International Environmental Law, International Law, Global Environmental Protection