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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... concepts have been developed including the concept of sustainable develop- ment, the precautionary principle and the principle of intergenerational equity. International environmental law is, no doubt, the most dynamic area of ...
... concepts have been developed including the concept of sustainable develop- ment, the precautionary principle and the principle of intergenerational equity. International environmental law is, no doubt, the most dynamic area of ...
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... concept, for instance by implementing it into a global environmental treaty. The Chinese term for 'crisis' is wei-ji. It is composed of the characters for 'danger' and 'opportunity'.10 In the context of an international legal response ...
... concept, for instance by implementing it into a global environmental treaty. The Chinese term for 'crisis' is wei-ji. It is composed of the characters for 'danger' and 'opportunity'.10 In the context of an international legal response ...
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... 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, humanity is a member of the community of organisms which inhabit the ...
... 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, humanity is a member of the community of organisms which inhabit the ...
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Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change Prue Taylor. The interconnectedness concept also has two aspects to it ... concepts of interdependence / interaction and interconnectedness are evident in the WCED's perception of the ...
Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change Prue Taylor. The interconnectedness concept also has two aspects to it ... concepts of interdependence / interaction and interconnectedness are evident in the WCED's perception of the ...
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... concept embraced by ecocentrism . The animal liberation movement , which advocates the moral worthiness of some animal species , embraces the fourth major stream of ecophilosophy . Peter Singer , the most prominent animal rights ...
... concept embraced by ecocentrism . The animal liberation movement , which advocates the moral worthiness of some animal species , embraces the fourth major stream of ecophilosophy . Peter Singer , the most prominent animal rights ...
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 Earth Earth Charter ecocentric ecological economic ecosystems emissions emphasis added environmental ethic environmental harm environmental human right environmental protection environmental right example existing future global atmosphere global commons global environment greenhouse effect greenhouse gases heritage of mankind Ibid impact implementation Int'l intergenerational equity international environmental law IPCC WG issue Kiss liability limited ment Montreal Protocol national jurisdiction natural resources Nuclear Tests obligation to prevent ozone Pardo Parties pollution Principle 21 problems Protocol Quentin-Baxter's recognise referred regime relevant responsibility ronmental scientific sea-bed sovereign sovereignty specific Stockholm Declaration suggested territory tion tional topic Trail Smelter transboundary UNCED United Nations Zealand