《The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)》是2006年2月20日Cambridge University Press出版的圖書，作者是Peter Ørebech、Fred Bosselman、Jes Bjarup、David Callies、Martin Chanock、Hanne Petersen。
基本介紹
- 中文名：The Role of Customary Law in Sustainable Development (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)
- 作者：Peter Ørebech、Fred Bosselman、Jes Bjarup、David Callies、Martin Chanock、Hanne Petersen
- 出版社：Cambridge University Press
- ISBN：9780521859257
內容簡介
For many nations, a key challenge is how to achieve sustainable development without a return to centralized planning. Using case studies from Greenland, Hawaii and northern Norway, this 2006 book examines whether 'bottom-up' systems such as customary law can play a critical role in achieving viable systems for managing natural resources. Customary law consists of underlying social norms that may become the acknowledged law of the land. The key to determining whether a custom constitutes customary law is whether the public acts as if the observance of the custom is legally obligated. While the use of customary law does not always produce sustainability, the study of customary methods of resource management can produce valuable insights into methods of managing resources in a sustainable way.
