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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... Conservation of Nature Non-government organisations Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentarians Global Action New Zealand Resource Management Act Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations United ...
... Conservation of Nature Non-government organisations Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentarians Global Action New Zealand Resource Management Act Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations United ...
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However, their position is difficult as they are aware that the greenhouse effect is a global problem, requiring action by all states. They are also aware that developing states are predicted to be the biggest contributors to the ...
However, their position is difficult as they are aware that the greenhouse effect is a global problem, requiring action by all states. They are also aware that developing states are predicted to be the biggest contributors to the ...
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... conditioned by oceanic and atmospheric currents, and even more by the protective action of the ionosphere and many other factors which have definite rhythms of operation. Mankind is part of this organic planetary whole.
... conditioned by oceanic and atmospheric currents, and even more by the protective action of the ionosphere and many other factors which have definite rhythms of operation. Mankind is part of this organic planetary whole.
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As Bosselmann states: 'The fact that, even at the peak of the crisis for our survival, it [the anthropocentric-reductionist view] is still dominant and that it controls all our concepts of political action, constitutes the real scandal.
As Bosselmann states: 'The fact that, even at the peak of the crisis for our survival, it [the anthropocentric-reductionist view] is still dominant and that it controls all our concepts of political action, constitutes the real scandal.
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To that extent, conventional morality, without any supplementation whatsoever, suffices to justify our ecological concern, our demand for action against the polluter, the depleter of natural resources, the destroyer of species and ...
To that extent, conventional morality, without any supplementation whatsoever, suffices to justify our ecological concern, our demand for action against the polluter, the depleter of natural resources, the destroyer of species and ...
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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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