00608nam a2200121Ia 4500 20260716043306.0 Robertson, David Global environment : are international treaties a distraction? 1990 Notes that proposals for international cooperation to reduce environmental damage have immediate appeal because they reduce individual governments' responsibilities, by making the problems collective responsibilities. Points out that international treaties can be effective only as long as their signatories want them to be. 3/7/00 M2LMGR A 44231 44231