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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... Impacts 14 2.3 Scientific uncertainties 19 2.4 Future trends and projections 21 2.5 Responses 21 2.6 Problems and conflicts 22 2.7 Responding to scientific uncertainty 24 2.8 The ethical dimensions of the greenhouse effect 26 3 State ...
... Impacts 14 2.3 Scientific uncertainties 19 2.4 Future trends and projections 21 2.5 Responses 21 2.6 Problems and conflicts 22 2.7 Responding to scientific uncertainty 24 2.8 The ethical dimensions of the greenhouse effect 26 3 State ...
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... impact may lead to the instability of the earth's climate and that this threatens the entire biosphere is fundamental and far-reaching. It is fundamental because of the global effects of individual human's behaviour, and far-reaching ...
... impact may lead to the instability of the earth's climate and that this threatens the entire biosphere is fundamental and far-reaching. It is fundamental because of the global effects of individual human's behaviour, and far-reaching ...
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... impact, ultimately constituting a powerful factor pushing towards a transformation of the fundamental basis of international law'.4 What does the 'transformation of the fundamental basis' entail? Will it lead to transnational law? And ...
... impact, ultimately constituting a powerful factor pushing towards a transformation of the fundamental basis of international law'.4 What does the 'transformation of the fundamental basis' entail? Will it lead to transnational law? And ...
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... impacts could then be calculated and response strategies based. To this end, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ('IPCC') was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological ...
... impacts could then be calculated and response strategies based. To this end, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ('IPCC') was established in 1988 by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological ...
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... impacts, future trends and predictions, the relationship between greenhouse effect and ozone depletion, areas of scientific uncertainty, and particular problems and conflicts. Consideration of these questions is the task of the first ...
... impacts, future trends and predictions, the relationship between greenhouse effect and ozone depletion, areas of scientific uncertainty, and particular problems and conflicts. Consideration of these questions is the task of the first ...
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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