An Ecological Approach to International Law: Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change

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Routledge, 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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Contents

1 Introduction
1
2 The scientific and ethical dimensions of the greenhouse effect
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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