Habitats Directive: A Developer's Obstacle Course?

The Habitats Directive: Current Legal Issues brings together a unique combination of leading academics and practitioners in the field of environmental law to address a series of controversial issues arising from the Habitats Directive. Highlights of the book include:-

• A foreword by Lord Justice Carnwath
• Stephen Tromans QC: The meaning of 'plan or project' for the purposes of the Habitats Directive
• Dr Catherine McKenzie: The International Law Origins of the Habitats Directive
• Gregory Jones QC: What is meant by 'no adverse effect on the integrity of the SAC'?
• Charles George QC & David Graham: Morge where are we now? The meaning of 'disturbance' in the Habitats Directive
• Simon Ricketts & Sarah Bischoff: SANG's and the Habitats Directive
• Dr Richard Caddell: The maritime implications of the Habitats Directive
• Andrew Waite: The Habitats Directive: an example of a new principle of equilibrium for environmental protection?
• Denis Edwards: Applying the precautionary approach to the Habitats Directive
• Rebecca Clutten & Isabella Tafur: An examination of the Overriding Public Interest
• Peter Scott: Appropriate Assessment: a Toothless Tiger?
• Paul Stookes: What's Wrong with Appropriate Assessment?
• Gregory Jones QC & Ned Westaway: How to deal with candidate and potential SPA's.