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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... emissions of greenhouse gases (chapter 2). But that only begs the question; what causes humanity to behave in a manner which enables it to dump its waste into the biosphere in such a way and to such an extent that it has imperilled not ...
... emissions of greenhouse gases (chapter 2). But that only begs the question; what causes humanity to behave in a manner which enables it to dump its waste into the biosphere in such a way and to such an extent that it has imperilled not ...
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... greenhouse effect is, its causes, the potential impacts, future trends and ... gases, and possible consequences for the Earth's climate. In order to ... greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.5 Small amounts of trace gases are present ...
... greenhouse effect is, its causes, the potential impacts, future trends and ... gases, and possible consequences for the Earth's climate. In order to ... greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.5 Small amounts of trace gases are present ...
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... greenhouse effect.10 2.2.1 Causes At a joint United Nations Environment ... gases are likely to be the most important cause of climate change over the ... greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, the chlorofluorocarbons and nitrous ...
... greenhouse effect.10 2.2.1 Causes At a joint United Nations Environment ... gases are likely to be the most important cause of climate change over the ... greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, the chlorofluorocarbons and nitrous ...
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... greenhouse effect as ozone levels influence both solar and terrestrial ... gases will remain.51 The 1995 report by Working Group I reveals that ... greenhouse effect can be categorised broadly as: (i) climatic change; and (ii) the ...
... greenhouse effect as ozone levels influence both solar and terrestrial ... gases will remain.51 The 1995 report by Working Group I reveals that ... greenhouse effect can be categorised broadly as: (i) climatic change; and (ii) the ...
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... greenhouse gases.58 In 1990 IPCC Working Group I applied a variety of scenarios to global climate models and used the results to predict:59 [U]nder the IPCC Business-as-Usual (Scenario A) emissions of greenhouse gases, a rate of ...
... greenhouse gases.58 In 1990 IPCC Working Group I applied a variety of scenarios to global climate models and used the results to predict:59 [U]nder the IPCC Business-as-Usual (Scenario A) emissions of greenhouse gases, a rate of ...
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