An Ecological Approach to International Law: Responding to the Challenges of Climate ChangeAn Ecological Approach to International Law shows that international environmental law is fundamentally flawed and not equipped to meet global challenges. The book examines international legal responses to global climate change by analysing key concepts such as the doctrine of state sovereignty, the law on state responsibility, environmental rights and common heritage of mankind. |
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I am grateful to Klaus Bosselmann (my husband and colleague) for his comments on final drafts, and for his constant support, advice and inspiration. I would also like to acknowledge the general support ...
I am grateful to Klaus Bosselmann (my husband and colleague) for his comments on final drafts, and for his constant support, advice and inspiration. I would also like to acknowledge the general support ...
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Klaus Bosselmann's chart, 'Interdependency of Global Problems',134 graphically illustrates three important points about the greenhouse effect. First, it can be seen that it is but one of a large number of interconnected environmental ...
Klaus Bosselmann's chart, 'Interdependency of Global Problems',134 graphically illustrates three important points about the greenhouse effect. First, it can be seen that it is but one of a large number of interconnected environmental ...
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For example, as Bosselmann's chart demonstrates, both agricultural and industrial activity contribute to the greenhouse effect. Second, it refers to the global nature of humanity's activities, that is, the acts of all humanity are the ...
For example, as Bosselmann's chart demonstrates, both agricultural and industrial activity contribute to the greenhouse effect. Second, it refers to the global nature of humanity's activities, that is, the acts of all humanity are the ...
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Klaus Bosselmann, in his extensive work on environmental philosophy, politics and law,161 draws the origins of anthropocentric thinking not from one, but from a variety of sources. According to Bosselmann, the modern scientific age ...
Klaus Bosselmann, in his extensive work on environmental philosophy, politics and law,161 draws the origins of anthropocentric thinking not from one, but from a variety of sources. According to Bosselmann, the modern scientific age ...
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Bosselmann points out that it is not always possible to find an historically convincing answer to the question of why something has developed in the way it has. Indeed, if we go right back in history, to the earliest known human ...
Bosselmann points out that it is not always possible to find an historically convincing answer to the question of why something has developed in the way it has. Indeed, if we go right back in history, to the earliest known human ...
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 9 | |
3 State responsibility for environmental harm | 61 |
4 International liability for injurious consequences arising out of acts not prohibited by international law | 144 |
5 Human rights and the environment | 196 |
6 The common heritage of mankind | 258 |
an opportunity lost? | 323 |
8 Conclusion | 349 |
Appendices | 353 |
Bibliography | 407 |
Index | 431 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | An Ecological Approach to International Law: Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change |
| Author | Prue Taylor |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1134715862, 9781134715862 |
| Length | 464 pages |
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