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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... Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, States are legally obliged to respond to global climate change and develop common strategies. But how successful has this been? An Ecological Approach to International Law shows that international ...
... Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, States are legally obliged to respond to global climate change and develop common strategies. But how successful has this been? An Ecological Approach to International Law shows that international ...
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... earth and its inhabitants are facing a crisis of an unprecedented scale. Survival no longer depends only upon political stability and the control of means of mass destruction; it is now also dependent upon our ability to restore a ...
... earth and its inhabitants are facing a crisis of an unprecedented scale. Survival no longer depends only upon political stability and the control of means of mass destruction; it is now also dependent upon our ability to restore a ...
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... earth's climate and that this threatens the entire 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 ...
... earth's climate and that this threatens the entire 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 ...
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... earth's major life support systems.6 Perhaps some isolated environmental fires had been brought under control, but ... earth? In the search for the answer to this question one is naturally drawn to the debates of environmental philosophy ...
... earth's major life support systems.6 Perhaps some isolated environmental fires had been brought under control, but ... earth? In the search for the answer to this question one is naturally drawn to the debates of environmental philosophy ...
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... earth's support systems. In addition, it was to be one of the key events in the 1990–1999 United Nations Decade of International Law. Today we know that in many ways the challenge was not met. The CAUSES Traditional environmental ethic ...
... earth's support systems. In addition, it was to be one of the key events in the 1990–1999 United Nations Decade of International Law. Today we know that in many ways the challenge was not met. The CAUSES Traditional environmental ethic ...
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