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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... sovereign nation state at its centre, has reflected this. It is a relatively new experience that states seek something more, or something else, than competition. Since the earth has now been experienced as round and limited with no ...
... sovereign nation state at its centre, has reflected this. It is a relatively new experience that states seek something more, or something else, than competition. Since the earth has now been experienced as round and limited with no ...
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... sovereign rights of states to the protection of collective interests.8 At present these collective interests are predominately defined in human-centred terms but, as we will see, developments in both international and municipal 4 ...
... sovereign rights of states to the protection of collective interests.8 At present these collective interests are predominately defined in human-centred terms but, as we will see, developments in both international and municipal 4 ...
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... sovereign states, are largely unrepresented. Much needs to be done to improve participation in, and the processes of, international decision-making, enabling non-government organisations and other interest groups to usefully contribute ...
... sovereign states, are largely unrepresented. Much needs to be done to improve participation in, and the processes of, international decision-making, enabling non-government organisations and other interest groups to usefully contribute ...
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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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