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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... biosphere', would transform to 'the law of the biosphere with respect to nations'. An Ecological Approach to International Law offers the first major critique of international law based on environmental ethics. By introducing the new ...
... biosphere', would transform to 'the law of the biosphere with respect to nations'. An Ecological Approach to International Law offers the first major critique of international law based on environmental ethics. By introducing the new ...
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... biosphere and ecosystems. The list of environmental perils is familiar: ozone depletion, climate change, desertification, deforestation, air pollution and acidification, toxic waste, water pollution, exhaustion of non-renewable ...
... biosphere and ecosystems. The list of environmental perils is familiar: ozone depletion, climate change, desertification, deforestation, air pollution and acidification, toxic waste, water pollution, exhaustion of non-renewable ...
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... biosphere is fundamental and far-reaching. It is fundamental because of the global effects of individual human's behaviour, and far-reaching because of the complex nature of a solution. Without an understanding of these complexities the ...
... biosphere is fundamental and far-reaching. It is fundamental because of the global effects of individual human's behaviour, and far-reaching because of the complex nature of a solution. Without an understanding of these complexities the ...
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... biosphere in such a way and to such an extent that it has imperilled not only its own continued existence, but that of much of life on earth? In the search for the answer to this question one is naturally drawn to the debates of ...
... biosphere in such a way and to such an extent that it has imperilled not only its own continued existence, but that of much of life on earth? In the search for the answer to this question one is naturally drawn to the debates of ...
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... biosphere, recognising the flaws in our ethics, our thinking and in current international environmental law and in developing new ethics, thinking and principle(s) to guide responses to the problems we have created. It is acknowledged ...
... biosphere, recognising the flaws in our ethics, our thinking and in current international environmental law and in developing new ethics, thinking and principle(s) to guide responses to the problems we have created. It is acknowledged ...
Contents
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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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action activities anthropocentric approach areas beyond national Article Barboza’s biosphere Bosselmann Brown Weiss Brownlie carbon dioxide cause chapter Climate Change Convention co-operation common heritage common interest concept concern Conference consequences considered context customary international law damage developing countries discussion documents draft Earth Charter earth’s ecocentric ecological economic ecosystems emissions emphasis added enforcement environmental harm environmental human right environmental protection environmental right example existing future global atmosphere global commons global environment greenhouse effect greenhouse gases humanity’s Ibid impact implementation intergenerational equity international environmental law IPCC IPCC WGI issue Kiss liability limited ment Montreal Protocol national jurisdiction Nuclear Tests obligation to prevent ozone Pardo Parties pollution Principle 21 problems property rights Protocol Quentin-Baxter’s recognise referred regime relevant responsibility Rio Declaration ronmental scientific sea-bed sovereign sovereignty specific state’s Stockholm Declaration suggested territory tion tional topic Trail Smelter transboundary UNCED United Nations Zealand