SYNOPSIS

A STUDY OF THE ROLE OF THE SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES IN THE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Introduction
In the last forty years, international environmental law has evolved rapidly, as environmental
risks have become more apparent and their assessment and management more complex. In 1972,
there were only a few dozen multilateral agreements, and most countries lacked environmental
legislation. In 2011, there are hundreds of multilateral and bilateral environmental agreements
and all countries have one or more environmental statutes and/or regulations. Many actors in
addition to States shape the development, implementation of, and compliance with international
environmental law. Moreover, environment is increasingly integrated with economic
development, human rights, trade, and national security. Analyzing the evolution of international
environmental law helps us understand the possibilities and the limitations of law in addressing
environmental problems, whether globally, regionally, or locally.

The evolution of international environmental law can be separated into three distinct periods:
from 1900-1972, from 1972-1992; and from 1992-2012. These correspond roughly to the period
of early glimmers of international environmental law; basic framework development; and
maturation and linkage with other areas of international law. The periods are demarcated by two
international conferences: the 1972 United Nations Stockholm Conference on the Human
Environment (Stockholm Conference) and the 1992 Rio de Janeiro Conference on Environment
and Development (Rio Conference). The Rio20 Conference again took place in Rio de Janeiro in
June, 2020. Both the prior Stockholm and Rio Conferences were path breaking. Their work
products and the events surrounding them laid the basis for significant leaps forward in
developing and implementing international environmental law.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The Objective of the study are as f0110ws: -

 To find out the role of Scandinavian countries in the evolution of international

development law.
  To analyse the effect of sandinavian countries on the development of international
environment law.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

This study is 0f DOCTRINAL TYPE and b0th primary and sec0ndary s0urces are taken int0
c0nsiderati0n whi1e making it 1ike; websites, b00ks, and 0ther internet s0urces. The type 0f
study d0ne here is descriptive, ana1ytica1 & critica1 study .This research pr0cess dea1s with
c011ecting & ana1ysing inf0rmati0n within the b0undaries 0f the t0pic.

LITERATURE REVIEW

For the proper understanding and interpretation of the sections without the external influence, I
first went through the textbook by S.C.SHASTRI

Also, some Articles titled-

 The evolution of international environment law by Brown Weiss

 International environmental law: History & Milestone by Florencia Ortuzar Greene
 History of environmental law by A D an Tarlock