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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This research indicates a correlation between temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations.26 Humanity's impact on the earth's carbon cycle is not limited to the emission of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
This research indicates a correlation between temperatures and carbon dioxide concentrations.26 Humanity's impact on the earth's carbon cycle is not limited to the emission of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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First, humanity is a member of the community of organisms which inhabit the earth's biosphere. Humanity's existence is not and cannot be separated from this community:141 This we know: the earth does not belong to man: man belongs to ...
First, humanity is a member of the community of organisms which inhabit the earth's biosphere. Humanity's existence is not and cannot be separated from this community:141 This we know: the earth does not belong to man: man belongs to ...
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First, it refers to the interrelationship between all the different activities of humanity and the resultant ... Second, it refers to the global nature of humanity's activities, that is, the acts of all humanity are the cause of ...
First, it refers to the interrelationship between all the different activities of humanity and the resultant ... Second, it refers to the global nature of humanity's activities, that is, the acts of all humanity are the cause of ...
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This fundamental question is one which the modern environmental philosophy debate attempts to answer.148 Many commentators reason that this behaviour is due to humanity's perception of its relationship with, and the resultant value ...
This fundamental question is one which the modern environmental philosophy debate attempts to answer.148 Many commentators reason that this behaviour is due to humanity's perception of its relationship with, and the resultant value ...
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Thus humanity, through scientific discovery of principles of the earth's movement, became the centre of the universe.162 The ... Newton and Bacon), perpetuated humanity's superiority and separation from nature with their reductionistic, ...
Thus humanity, through scientific discovery of principles of the earth's movement, became the centre of the universe.162 The ... Newton and Bacon), perpetuated humanity's superiority and separation from nature with their reductionistic, ...
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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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