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Towards an integrated legal regime for sustainable forest managementRowena G Maguire PhD 2005 - 2010 
Faculty Faculty of Law Supervisor/s Prof Douglas Fisher, Adpro Hugh Lavery Thesis Abstract The thesis comprises two case studies: an analysis of the legal rules, responsibilities and duties at the international level regarding sustainable forest management and; an analysis which follows the progress of international forestry law into the Australian domestic legal framework.
The thesis will argue for reform of forestry law, at both the international and domestic level. Attention will be directed towards the requirements for greater consistency between forest norms and values and for greater integration of the institutions involved in forest regulation at both the international and domestic level. Many challenges exist for international and domestic forestry law. The lack of legal commitments concerning forestry stems from the underlying political nature of forests. Forests have a wide range of anthropocentric values including ecological and environmental values, social and cultural values and trade and development values. The legal system attempts to recognise and to some extent balance each of these values against one another to produce the fair and equitable use of forest areas. This thesis will aim to make recommendations which will encourage the equitable recognition of all forest values. |
