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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... Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Court of Justice International Covenant on Civil and Political ... Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentarians Global Action New Zealand Resource Management Act Universal ...
... Economic, Social and Cultural Rights International Court of Justice International Covenant on Civil and Political ... Economic Cooperation and Development Parliamentarians Global Action New Zealand Resource Management Act Universal ...
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... confronts us. First, the law will only develop as rapidly. Social causes Political causes Legal Responses Economic causes Reflects v Affirms traditional environmental ethic Existing International Law Inadequate. 6 INTRODUCTION.
... confronts us. First, the law will only develop as rapidly. Social causes Political causes Legal Responses Economic causes Reflects v Affirms traditional environmental ethic Existing International Law Inadequate. 6 INTRODUCTION.
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... economic, trade, social and political interdependencies.11 All are integral to environmental concerns, therefore a strategy for reform must include all these aspects of human relations in a coordinated, systemic manner. NOTES 1 'Wenn ...
... economic, trade, social and political interdependencies.11 All are integral to environmental concerns, therefore a strategy for reform must include all these aspects of human relations in a coordinated, systemic manner. NOTES 1 'Wenn ...
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... economic and social impacts of climate change; and (3) to formulate realistic response strategies.1These objectives resulted in the creation of three separate working groups. Working Group I is to concentrate on assessing available ...
... economic and social impacts of climate change; and (3) to formulate realistic response strategies.1These objectives resulted in the creation of three separate working groups. Working Group I is to concentrate on assessing available ...
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... economic problems are likely to be vast and complex. In the absence of adaptation measures, a 50 cm sea-level rise would put around 92 million people at risk from flooding. Adaptation is not a simple option, to give one example, the ...
... economic problems are likely to be vast and complex. In the absence of adaptation measures, a 50 cm sea-level rise would put around 92 million people at risk from flooding. Adaptation is not a simple option, to give one example, the ...
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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