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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... 212 220 221 222 222 224 230 231 232 237 238 240 242 243 244 244 258 258 260 260 262 269 277 280 285 286 287 288 289 291 292 292 293 293 295 297 297 299 6.6.2 Protection of the global environment 304 6.7 Implementation of ix CONTENTS.
... 212 220 221 222 222 224 230 231 232 237 238 240 242 243 244 244 258 258 260 260 262 269 277 280 285 286 287 288 289 291 292 292 293 293 295 297 297 299 6.6.2 Protection of the global environment 304 6.7 Implementation of ix CONTENTS.
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6.6.2 Protection of the global environment 304 6.7 Implementation of Common Heritage of Life: a global environmental treaty 305 6.8 Conclusion 309 7 Rio: an opportunity lost? 323 7.1 Introduction 323 7.2 The 1992 United Nations ...
6.6.2 Protection of the global environment 304 6.7 Implementation of Common Heritage of Life: a global environmental treaty 305 6.8 Conclusion 309 7 Rio: an opportunity lost? 323 7.1 Introduction 323 7.2 The 1992 United Nations ...
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Implementation and innovation are, therefore, equally important for international law's success. In negotiating and adopting the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change2 the international community has accepted the ...
Implementation and innovation are, therefore, equally important for international law's success. In negotiating and adopting the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change2 the international community has accepted the ...
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... and the high stakes should we fail to implement effective responses, a full appreciation of the deficiencies of existing principles and concepts is critical to the further development of new international environmental law.
... and the high stakes should we fail to implement effective responses, a full appreciation of the deficiencies of existing principles and concepts is critical to the further development of new international environmental law.
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This new principle could be used as a guiding concept, for instance by implementing it into a global environmental treaty. The Chinese term for 'crisis' is wei-ji. It is composed of the characters for 'danger' and 'opportunity'.10 In ...
This new principle could be used as a guiding concept, for instance by implementing it into a global environmental treaty. The Chinese term for 'crisis' is wei-ji. It is composed of the characters for 'danger' and 'opportunity'.10 In ...
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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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