Public Law Studies Quarterly

From Existing Pluralism to Kantian Unitarianism in International Environmental Law

Document Type : Article

Authors

Mostafa Fazaeli 1
Vahid Kosari 2

1 Associate Prof., Department of International Law, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

2 Ph.D. Student in International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Qom, Qom, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jplsq.2020.308115.2520
Abstract
International environmental law faces pluralism in both normative and institutional aspects. Some view the existing plurality with a pluralistic or specialization approach, arguing that not only it is not harmful, but that it is useful. Inspired by Kant's unitarianism, the opposite view leads to normative integration and institutional centralization. The present article, through a descriptive-analytic method and by means of content analysis, aims to illustrate the desired outlook in this field and propose an appropriate model, taking into account the existing conditions. Taking into account some managerial and sociological aspects of the topic, the paper concludes that the actual pluralism needs to achieve unity and centralism, in some sectors, so that the positive effects of specialization can manifest themselves.

Keywords

centralization
constitutionalization
international environmental law
Kantian unitarianism
pluralism

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Public Law Studies Quarterly
Volume 53, Issue 1
Spring 2023
Spring 2023
Pages 403-423

  • Receive Date 16 August 2020
  • Revise Date 30 September 2020
  • Accept Date 07 December 2020

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