CUP has published a new book on
the League of Nations and environmental protection.
ABOUT THE BOOK
In the history of how the law has
dealt with environmental issues over the last century or so, the 1920s and 30s
and the key role of the League of Nations in particular remain underexplored by
scholars. By delving into the League's archives, Omer Aloni uncovers the story
of how the interwar world expressed similar concerns to those of our own time
in relation to nature, environmental challenges and human development, and
reveals a missing link in understanding the roots of our ecological crisis.
Charting the environmental regime of the League, he sheds new light on its role
as a centre of surprising environmental dilemmas, initiatives, and solutions. Through
a number of fascinating case studies, the hidden interests, perceptions,
motivations, hopes, agendas and concerns of the League are revealed for the
first time. Combining legal thought, historical archival research and
environmental studies, a fascinating period in legal-environmental history is
brought to life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Omer Aloni, Bar-Ilan University,
Israel
Omer Aloni is Research and
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Bar-Ilan,
Ramat-Gan, Israel. He received his Ph.D. from Tel-Aviv University (Faculty of
Law). He holds research affiliations with the University of Potsdam, the Rachel
Carson Center for Environment and Society (LMU Munich) and the Max Planck
Institute. He was awarded the Tallinn Prize by the European Society for
Environmental History for the best research in 2018 and 2019.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Fighting pollution made by
humankind: the League of Nations and the endeavors of the convention against
the pollution of the sea by oil
2. The League of Nations and the
whaling dilemma
3. Sanitation, spreading
diseases, and the environmental concerns: the League of Nations' campaign for
rural hygiene
4. Raw materials, the timber
crisis, and fears of deforestation during the interwar period
5. Evaluating the environmental
regime of the League of Nations: comparative discussion
6. Conclusion.
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