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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... (chapter 4); human rights with respect to the environment (chapter 5); and the concept of common heritage of mankind (chapter 6). These concepts represent diverse and yet commonly used approaches to environmental degradation. They are ...
... (chapter 4); human rights with respect to the environment (chapter 5); and the concept of common heritage of mankind (chapter 6). These concepts represent diverse and yet commonly used approaches to environmental degradation. They are ...
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... (chapter 2). The book suggests that it is here that we find the root cause of both the environmental crisis and the inadequacies of the law. In essence it will be suggested that the prevailing ethic, upon which the law is based, is human ...
... (chapter 2). The book suggests that it is here that we find the root cause of both the environmental crisis and the inadequacies of the law. In essence it will be suggested that the prevailing ethic, upon which the law is based, is human ...
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... (chapter 6) will require a radical rethinking of such fundamental principles as state sovereignty. However, can we afford not to make the most of the opportunity presented? The points made above can perhaps be best illustrated by the ...
... (chapter 6) will require a radical rethinking of such fundamental principles as state sovereignty. However, can we afford not to make the most of the opportunity presented? The points made above can perhaps be best illustrated by the ...
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... (chapter 7). One cannot deny that law is an important component of a strategy for change and reform. However, from the outset it is important to remind ourselves of some of its limitations, lest we lose perspective of the task which ...
... (chapter 7). One cannot deny that law is an important component of a strategy for change and reform. However, from the outset it is important to remind ourselves of some of its limitations, lest we lose perspective of the task which ...
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... chapters 2 and 7. 6 Koester 1990. 7 Kiss and Shelton 1991: 13. 8 Ibid.: 19. 9 Albert Einstein, unattributable. 10 Capra 1982: 26. For an interesting discussion of environmental protection in the age of globalisation see Falk 1996. 2 THE ...
... chapters 2 and 7. 6 Koester 1990. 7 Kiss and Shelton 1991: 13. 8 Ibid.: 19. 9 Albert Einstein, unattributable. 10 Capra 1982: 26. For an interesting discussion of environmental protection in the age of globalisation see Falk 1996. 2 THE ...
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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