The Environmental Case for Brexit

Ben Pontin's iconoclastic book has much to commend it. In particular, his environmental case in favour of Brexit is a characteristically fluidly written and fascinating piece of historical scholarship, which brings out the enormous complexity of environmental law and policy.

Préface
This exciting and important new work argues that Brexit represents a real opportunity for environmental protection in the United Kingdom; freeing it from a pan European framework not necessarily fit for UK domestic purposes.

Auteur
Ben Pontin is a Lecturer in Law at Cardiff Law School.

Résumé
The recent Brexit debates present leaving the European Union largely as a threat to environmental protection, and to environmental law. This exciting and important new work argues that Brexit represents a real opportunity for environmental protection in the United Kingdom, freeing it from a pan-European framework not necessarily fit for UK domestic purposes. Central to the argument is the belief that environmental protection, in the United Kingdom, can most effectively be pursued through established domestic institutions, looking inwards at 'local' challenges and outwards at more global ones, all the while drawing on considerable historical experience. The book is designed to address rather than dismiss those concerns raised by environmental lawyers after the outcome of the referendum. Provocative and compelling, it offers an alternative vision of the UK environmental law framework outside of the European Union.

Contenu

1. Introduction 2. The British Way of Environmental Protection I. British Way and 'Regulatory Style' II. Property in Land and the British Way III. The British Way on the Leader-Laggard Spectrum IV. The British Way and International Environmental Law V. Challenges to the British Way Argument VI. Conclusion 3. Waste I. The British Way of Waste 194573 II. The British Way of Waste During EU Membership III. Conclusion 4. Rivers I. The British Way of River Quality Protection 194573 II. The British Way During EU Membership III. Conclusion 5. Air Quality I. The British Way of Air Quality Management 194573 II. The British Way During EU Membership: Roadside Nitrogen Dioxide Regulation III. Conclusion 6. Habitat Conservation I. The British Way of Habitat Conservation 194573 II. The British Way During EU Membership III. Conclusion 7. Conclusion