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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5.6.1 Anthropocentrism 5.6.2 Balancing competing rights 5.6.3 Developing states 5.6.4 Sovereignty 5.6.5 Future generations 5.6.6 International standards and co-operation 5.6.7 Prevention Conclusion 6 The common heritage of mankind 6.1 ...
5.6.1 Anthropocentrism 5.6.2 Balancing competing rights 5.6.3 Developing states 5.6.4 Sovereignty 5.6.5 Future generations 5.6.6 International standards and co-operation 5.6.7 Prevention Conclusion 6 The common heritage of mankind 6.1 ...
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In essence it will be suggested that the prevailing ethic, upon which the law is based, is human-centred (or anthropocentric) and that this ethic has directly contributed to the environmental crisis. Because our laws reflect and affirm ...
In essence it will be suggested that the prevailing ethic, upon which the law is based, is human-centred (or anthropocentric) and that this ethic has directly contributed to the environmental crisis. Because our laws reflect and affirm ...
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This perception, attitude and value system is often referred to as the anthropocentric environmental ethic; humanity as the centre.150 The relevance of this ethic is noted by Caldwell; '[o]bviously how one understands the world may ...
This perception, attitude and value system is often referred to as the anthropocentric environmental ethic; humanity as the centre.150 The relevance of this ethic is noted by Caldwell; '[o]bviously how one understands the world may ...
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According to Bosselmann, the modern scientific age adopted anthropocentric thinking from pre-Christian and Christian traditions. A critical development was the Copernican revolution which proved that, contrary to accepted thinking, ...
According to Bosselmann, the modern scientific age adopted anthropocentric thinking from pre-Christian and Christian traditions. A critical development was the Copernican revolution which proved that, contrary to accepted thinking, ...
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... evolution of humanity, not the only one, but the dominating one'.165 As 'ethics' is the jargon of moral philosophy, some commentators trace the origins of the anthropocentric ethic to the morality theories of European philosophers.
... evolution of humanity, not the only one, but the dominating one'.165 As 'ethics' is the jargon of moral philosophy, some commentators trace the origins of the anthropocentric ethic to the morality theories of European philosophers.
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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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| 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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