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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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 SCIENTIFIC AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT 8 INTRODUCTION.
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 SCIENTIFIC AND ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT 8 INTRODUCTION.
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The discussion will therefore, where necessary, focus on carbon dioxide emissions from the above-mentioned sources;131 and c Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide emission levels will continue to rise over the next century leading to an ...
The discussion will therefore, where necessary, focus on carbon dioxide emissions from the above-mentioned sources;131 and c Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide emission levels will continue to rise over the next century leading to an ...
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... culture.159 In order to better understand the prevailing anthropocentric ethic and the following discussion of alternatives to it, it is useful to briefly traverse some of the theories of its origin and rise to dominance.
... culture.159 In order to better understand the prevailing anthropocentric ethic and the following discussion of alternatives to it, it is useful to briefly traverse some of the theories of its origin and rise to dominance.
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... The above discussion has: (a) identified the prevailing anthropocentric ethic as the root or 'deepest' cause of the current environmental crisis; (b) looked at the origins of this ethic; (c) traversed ecophilosophical discussion of ...
... The above discussion has: (a) identified the prevailing anthropocentric ethic as the root or 'deepest' cause of the current environmental crisis; (b) looked at the origins of this ethic; (c) traversed ecophilosophical discussion of ...
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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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