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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... harm 78 3.3.2 Locus of activities 78 3.3.3 Locus of harm 80 3.3.4 Degree of harm 86 3.4 State responsibility for environmental harm: a hypothetical case 87 3.4.1 An International obligation: a rule of customary international law?
... harm 78 3.3.2 Locus of activities 78 3.3.3 Locus of harm 80 3.3.4 Degree of harm 86 3.4 State responsibility for environmental harm: a hypothetical case 87 3.4.1 An International obligation: a rule of customary international law?
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Over the last few centuries the activities of humanity have begun to upset this delicate balance by both increasing the amount of trace gases in the atmosphere and interfering with the biotic mechanisms which maintain the balance.
Over the last few centuries the activities of humanity have begun to upset this delicate balance by both increasing the amount of trace gases in the atmosphere and interfering with the biotic mechanisms which maintain the balance.
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In the view of the World Climate Research Programme, 'for the first time in history, human activities have reached the stage where they affect climate on regional and global scales'.9 The anthropogenic disruption of the natural balance, ...
In the view of the World Climate Research Programme, 'for the first time in history, human activities have reached the stage where they affect climate on regional and global scales'.9 The anthropogenic disruption of the natural balance, ...
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... the emission of greenhouse gases as a consequence of human activity and interference with the geochemical cycle.133 Are these the real causes of the greenhouse effect or, on closer examination, is there a root cause which underlies ...
... the emission of greenhouse gases as a consequence of human activity and interference with the geochemical cycle.133 Are these the real causes of the greenhouse effect or, on closer examination, is there a root cause which underlies ...
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... most important themes of this book: recognition of the interdependence and interaction of the ecosystems138 which comprise the earth's biosphere139 and, the interconnectedness between humanity's activities and the earth's biosphere.
... most important themes of this book: recognition of the interdependence and interaction of the ecosystems138 which comprise the earth's biosphere139 and, the interconnectedness between humanity's activities and the earth's biosphere.
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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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