An Ecological Approach to International Law: Responding to the Challenges of Climate ChangeRoutledge, 2008 M01 28 - 464 pages An 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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Page vii
... 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? 88 3.4.2 The legal basis 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? 88 3.4.2 The legal basis of ...
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... activities.4 The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.5 Small amounts of trace gases are present in the earth's atmosphere. These gases are largely transparent to sunlight (short wave visible solar radiation), which warms the ...
... activities.4 The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.5 Small amounts of trace gases are present in the earth's atmosphere. These gases are largely transparent to sunlight (short wave visible solar radiation), which warms the ...
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... activities have reached the stage where they affect climate on regional and global scales'.9 The anthropogenic disruption of the natural balance, together with the spectre of increasing global temperatures, consequential climatic ...
... activities have reached the stage where they affect climate on regional and global scales'.9 The anthropogenic disruption of the natural balance, together with the spectre of increasing global temperatures, consequential climatic ...
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... activities, inefficient and wasteful fossil fuel use and the effects of rapid population growth in many regions. These changes represent a major threat to international security and are already having harmful consequences over many ...
... activities, inefficient and wasteful fossil fuel use and the effects of rapid population growth in many regions. These changes represent a major threat to international security and are already having harmful consequences over many ...
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... activities and the earth's biosphere. The interdependence/interaction concept can be described in a number of ways: holistic, systemic, 'web of life', harmonistic, organic etc.140 There are two critical elements to this concept. First ...
... activities and the earth's biosphere. The interdependence/interaction concept can be described in a number of ways: holistic, systemic, 'web of life', harmonistic, organic etc.140 There are two critical elements to this concept. First ...
Contents
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| 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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