{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2974012301","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-01603002","title":"International Environmental Law\u2019s Lack of Normative Ambition: an Opportunity for the Global Pact for the Environment?","display_name":"International Environmental Law\u2019s Lack of Normative Ambition: an Opportunity for the Global Pact for the Environment?","publication_year":2019,"publication_date":"2019-09-11","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2974012301","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-01603002","mag":"2974012301"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1163/18760104-01603002","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-01603002","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-01603002","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S95923023","display_name":"Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law","issn_l":"1613-7272","issn":["1613-7272","1876-0104"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","erih-plus","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320561","host_organization_name":"Brill","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320561","https://openalex.org/P4310313990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Brill","De Gruyter"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"green","oa_url":"https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/International_Environmental_Law_s_Lack_of_Normative_Ambition_An_Opportunity_for_the_Global_Pact_and_its_Gap_Report_/24377419","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5086209856","display_name":"Louis Jacobus Kotze","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5820-168X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5820-168X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I27765905","display_name":"North-West University","ror":"https://ror.org/010f1sq29","country_code":"ZA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I27765905"]}],"countries":["ZA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Louis J. Kotz\u00e9","raw_affiliation_strings":["North-West University, South Africa, Louis.Kotze@nwu.ac.za"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"North-West University, South Africa, Louis.Kotze@nwu.ac.za","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I27765905"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5086209856"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I27765905"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.3039,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":21,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.88451632,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":87,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"16","issue":"3","first_page":"213","last_page":"236"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13756","display_name":"International Environmental Law and Policies","score":0.8866999745368958,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2308","display_name":"Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13756","display_name":"International Environmental Law and Policies","score":0.8866999745368958,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2308","display_name":"Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12895","display_name":"Environmental law and policy","score":0.11159999668598175,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3308","display_name":"Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10749","display_name":"International Law and Human Rights","score":0.0003000000142492354,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3320","display_name":"Political Science and International Relations"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/international-environmental-law","display_name":"international environmental law","score":0.9980000257492065},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/global-pact-for-the-environment","display_name":"Global Pact for the Environment","score":0.8880000114440918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/rights-of-nature","display_name":"rights of nature","score":0.8230000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/environmental-sustainability","display_name":"environmental sustainability","score":0.9769999980926514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/anthropocene","display_name":"Anthropocene","score":0.8410000205039978},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/socio-ecological-crisis","display_name":"socio-ecological crisis","score":0.996999979019165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/normative-gaps","display_name":"normative gaps","score":0.7820000052452087},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/united-nations","display_name":"United Nations","score":0.492000013589859},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/legal-reform","display_name":"legal reform","score":0.5540000200271606}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779073994","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1751686","display_name":"Pact","level":2,"score":0.8485938310623169},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44725695","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q288156","display_name":"Normative","level":2,"score":0.7636923789978027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C55447825","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4394526","display_name":"International law","level":2,"score":0.6513145565986633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C128069549","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q328798","display_name":"Environmental law","level":2,"score":0.5899175405502319},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C66204764","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219416","display_name":"Sustainability","level":2,"score":0.5835994482040405},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C128370203","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26841","display_name":"Anthropocene","level":2,"score":0.5801315903663635},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","level":0,"score":0.5128581523895264},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C552854447","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131201","display_name":"Sustainable development","level":2,"score":0.4759925603866577},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95124753","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q875686","display_name":"Environmental ethics","level":1,"score":0.4687654674053192},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C80368990","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3046459","display_name":"Earth system science","level":2,"score":0.4264172315597534},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C185436325","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4394526","display_name":"Public international law","level":3,"score":0.42109936475753784},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.39869242906570435},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","level":1,"score":0.3934933543205261},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.17039835453033447},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138885662","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5891","display_name":"Philosophy","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1163/18760104-01603002","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-01603002","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1163/18760104-01603002","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S95923023","display_name":"Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law","issn_l":"1613-7272","issn":["1613-7272","1876-0104"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":["anvur-scientific","erih-plus","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-70","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320561","host_organization_name":"Brill","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320561","https://openalex.org/P4310313990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Brill","De Gruyter"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:eprints.lincoln.ac.uk:36687","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/36687/1/NormativeAmbitionLincolnRepository.pdf","pdf_url":"http://eprints.lincoln.ac.uk/id/eprint/36687/1/NormativeAmbitionLincolnRepository.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196275","display_name":"Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I51532219","host_organization_name":"University of Lincoln","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I51532219"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"acceptedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"","raw_type":"Article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:figshare.com:article/24377419","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/International_Environmental_Law_s_Lack_of_Normative_Ambition_An_Opportunity_for_the_Global_Pact_and_its_Gap_Report_/24377419","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196282","display_name":"Figshare","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210132348","host_organization_name":"Figshare (United Kingdom)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210132348"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Text"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:figshare.com:article/24377419","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/International_Environmental_Law_s_Lack_of_Normative_Ambition_An_Opportunity_for_the_Global_Pact_and_its_Gap_Report_/24377419","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4377196282","display_name":"Figshare","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I4210132348","host_organization_name":"Figshare (United Kingdom)","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210132348"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"Text"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","display_name":"Peace, justice, and strong institutions","score":0.47620001435279846},{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/13","display_name":"Climate action","score":0.4399999976158142}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":21,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1518302969","https://openalex.org/W1977034726","https://openalex.org/W2132216038","https://openalex.org/W2169218869","https://openalex.org/W2504142030","https://openalex.org/W2605001940","https://openalex.org/W2736323565","https://openalex.org/W2896315599","https://openalex.org/W2900337867","https://openalex.org/W2900620813","https://openalex.org/W2905493872","https://openalex.org/W2912334227","https://openalex.org/W2922319999","https://openalex.org/W2938274758","https://openalex.org/W2939468499","https://openalex.org/W2998910130","https://openalex.org/W3014962323","https://openalex.org/W3121561640","https://openalex.org/W3128794628","https://openalex.org/W3178708410","https://openalex.org/W4298433466"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2896315599","https://openalex.org/W2900337867","https://openalex.org/W7010298175","https://openalex.org/W2806364304","https://openalex.org/W2971223415","https://openalex.org/W3043755804","https://openalex.org/W4230176467","https://openalex.org/W3020114809","https://openalex.org/W3156578556","https://openalex.org/W7077074528"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"paper":[1,108,136],"argues":[2],"that":[3,42,56,70,85,145],"international":[4],"environmental":[5],"law":[6],"(iel)":[7],"is":[8,137,154],"not":[9,44],"sufficiently":[10],"ambitious":[11,26,121],"to":[12,47,114,138,141],"confront":[13],"the":[14,51,63,71,76,94,107,112,116,135,142,150],"Anthropocene\u2019s":[15],"socio-ecological":[16,67],"crisis.":[17,68],"The":[18],"critique":[19,148],"specifically":[20],"focuses":[21],"on":[22],"iel\u2019s":[23,125],"lack":[24],"of":[25,34,50,53,62,93,96,101,134,149],"and":[27,39,65,79,104,111,123],"\u201cunmentionable\u201d":[28,126],"ecological":[29,40],"norms":[30,122],"such":[31],"as":[32],"rights":[33],"nature,":[35],"Earth":[36],"system":[37],"integrity,":[38],"sustainability":[41],"are":[43,91],"yet":[45],"considered":[46],"be":[48,59],"part":[49],"corpus":[52],"iel,":[54],"but":[55,131],"arguably":[57],"should":[58],"in":[60,89,105],"light":[61],"prevailing":[64],"ever-deepening":[66],"Assuming":[69],"recent":[72,143],"Global":[73,117,151],"Pact":[74,118,152],"for":[75],"Environment":[77],"initiative":[78,119,153],"its":[80],"accompanying":[81],"United":[82],"Nations-mandated":[83],"report":[84],"assesses":[86],"possible":[87],"gaps":[88],"iel":[90,102],"indicative":[92],"type":[95],"reforms":[97],"we":[98],"might":[99],"expect":[100],"now":[103],"future,":[106],"determines":[109],"if":[110],"extent":[113],"which":[115],"embraces":[120],"addresses":[124],"normative":[127],"gaps.":[128],"A":[129],"secondary,":[130],"related,":[132],"objective":[133],"briefly":[139],"respond":[140],"view":[144],"any":[146],"radical":[147],"either":[155],"unfounded,":[156],"unwarranted":[157],"or":[158],"undesirable.":[159]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2019-09-26T00:00:00"}