The Contrast of Political Development and the Environment

Abstract

Political development has played an important role in the development of environmental law indirectly. Mechanism linking political development to environmental change is that political development provides an opportunity for different groups and civil society, including environmental advocacy groups, academic & scientific pressure groups to influence on political decisions and legislation. Establishing new academic disciplines particularly the environment international law, and trying to play a constructive role in the protection of the environment largely influenced by the pressure and influence of civil society. New social movements, particularly the Greens, diverted attention from economic development and class struggles to the environmental issues and through this; they were effective in the formation of convections and pro-environmental laws.