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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... 26 3 State responsibility for environmental harm 61 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 The obligation to prevent environmental harm 65 3.3 Scope of the obligation to prevent environmental harm 78 3.3.1 Obligation to prevent harm 78 3.3.2 Locus ...
... 26 3 State responsibility for environmental harm 61 3.1 Introduction 61 3.2 The obligation to prevent environmental harm 65 3.3 Scope of the obligation to prevent environmental harm 78 3.3.1 Obligation to prevent harm 78 3.3.2 Locus ...
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165 4.4.1 The transboundary approach and the 'global commons' 165 4.4.2 Protection of property rights 169 4.4.3 A piecemeal approach 171 4.4.4 Liability regime 177 4.4.5 Environmental harm perse 180 4.4.6 Co-operation 181 4.4.7 Cost ...
165 4.4.1 The transboundary approach and the 'global commons' 165 4.4.2 Protection of property rights 169 4.4.3 A piecemeal approach 171 4.4.4 Liability regime 177 4.4.5 Environmental harm perse 180 4.4.6 Co-operation 181 4.4.7 Cost ...
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For example, the principle of shared use of natural resources was not chosen for detailed analysis because it is similar to state responsibility in that it takes an essentially transboundary approach to environmental harm.
For example, the principle of shared use of natural resources was not chosen for detailed analysis because it is similar to state responsibility in that it takes an essentially transboundary approach to environmental harm.
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This, in turn, suggests that environmental degradation is due to bad management rather than a distorted perception of nature.173 ... In other words, is a threshold of harm to humanity sufficient to prevent serious environmental harm?
This, in turn, suggests that environmental degradation is due to bad management rather than a distorted perception of nature.173 ... In other words, is a threshold of harm to humanity sufficient to prevent serious environmental harm?
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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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