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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Broadly speaking, they range from 'anthropocentric' at one end of the spectrum, to 'ecocentric' at the opposite end. Robyn Eckersley, in her book on environmentalism and political theory, identifies five major streams of ...
Broadly speaking, they range from 'anthropocentric' at one end of the spectrum, to 'ecocentric' at the opposite end. Robyn Eckersley, in her book on environmentalism and political theory, identifies five major streams of ...
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... preservationism, animal liberation and ecocentrism.169 The following overview of this spectrum helps distinguish ... reflected by international environmental law, and a new ecocentric ethic, which I suggest should replace it.
... preservationism, animal liberation and ecocentrism.169 The following overview of this spectrum helps distinguish ... reflected by international environmental law, and a new ecocentric ethic, which I suggest should replace it.
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Preservationism may also have been responsible for the emergence of 'intrinsic values' (i.e., nature is not only of human instrumental value, but also has value for its own sake), a concept embraced by ecocentrism.
Preservationism may also have been responsible for the emergence of 'intrinsic values' (i.e., nature is not only of human instrumental value, but also has value for its own sake), a concept embraced by ecocentrism.
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In comparison with other ethical approaches, 'ecocentrism' is the most encompassing. ... literature that might be termed ecocentric, a number of different strands exist, each of which approach ecocentrism from a different perspective.
In comparison with other ethical approaches, 'ecocentrism' is the most encompassing. ... literature that might be termed ecocentric, a number of different strands exist, each of which approach ecocentrism from a different perspective.
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As Alan Miller puts it, an ecocentric ethic encourages us to think holistically ... along a spectrum ranging from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism; and (d) briefly identified some of the dominant strands of ecocentrism.
As Alan Miller puts it, an ecocentric ethic encourages us to think holistically ... along a spectrum ranging from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism; and (d) briefly identified some of the dominant strands of ecocentrism.
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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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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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