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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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 balanced biosphere and ecosystems. The list of environmental perils is ...
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 balanced biosphere and ecosystems. The list of environmental perils is ...
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... to disrupt a wide range of human and natural systems'.53 The impacts of an enhanced greenhouse effect can be categorised broadly as: (i) climatic change; and (ii) the ecosystem and human infrastructure impacts of climatic change.
... to disrupt a wide range of human and natural systems'.53 The impacts of an enhanced greenhouse effect can be categorised broadly as: (i) climatic change; and (ii) the ecosystem and human infrastructure impacts of climatic change.
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As a consequence of changes such as these, global ecosystems and human infrastructure will be subjected to a whole series of flow-on effects. Models suggest an increased probability of intense precipitation.
As a consequence of changes such as these, global ecosystems and human infrastructure will be subjected to a whole series of flow-on effects. Models suggest an increased probability of intense precipitation.
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significantly alter their function and composition, which may in turn cause entire forest types and ecosystems to disappear. Although increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may increase 'net primary productivity', this may be offset ...
significantly alter their function and composition, which may in turn cause entire forest types and ecosystems to disappear. Although increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may increase 'net primary productivity', this may be offset ...
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Changes in the global hydrological cycle may have major impacts on regional water resources, including the volume and distribution of ground and surface water upon which ecosystems and human settlement are dependent.
Changes in the global hydrological cycle may have major impacts on regional water resources, including the volume and distribution of ground and surface water upon which ecosystems and human settlement are dependent.
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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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