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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... Specific issues of content 5.5.1 Definition 5.5.2 Enforcement – whose right? 5.5.3 Obligations An appropriate legal response? 5.6.1 Anthropocentrism 5.6.2 Balancing competing rights 5.6.3 Developing states 5.6.4 Sovereignty 5.6.5 Future ...
... Specific issues of content 5.5.1 Definition 5.5.2 Enforcement – whose right? 5.5.3 Obligations An appropriate legal response? 5.6.1 Anthropocentrism 5.6.2 Balancing competing rights 5.6.3 Developing states 5.6.4 Sovereignty 5.6.5 Future ...
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... Specific provisions for particular environmental problems eg: greenhouse effect Figure 1 UNCED process fell short of its task and can not, at least presently, be pointed to as the turning point for the law. However, UNCED and the UNCED ...
... Specific provisions for particular environmental problems eg: greenhouse effect Figure 1 UNCED process fell short of its task and can not, at least presently, be pointed to as the turning point for the law. However, UNCED and the UNCED ...
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... specific person. . . . We play Russian roulette with climate, hoping that the future will hold no unpleasant surprises. No one knows what lies in the active chamber of the gun, but I am less optimistic about its contents than many ...
... specific person. . . . We play Russian roulette with climate, hoping that the future will hold no unpleasant surprises. No one knows what lies in the active chamber of the gun, but I am less optimistic about its contents than many ...
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... Specific unanswered questions include: what will continued and future emission levels of greenhouse gases be?86 What effect will increased temperatures have on sinks (i.e., factors which absorb greenhouse gases) such as the oceans and ...
... Specific unanswered questions include: what will continued and future emission levels of greenhouse gases be?86 What effect will increased temperatures have on sinks (i.e., factors which absorb greenhouse gases) such as the oceans and ...
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... specific sources of ozone depletion are easy to identify and control, it is caused primarily by CFC 11 and CFC 12, whereas there are approximately four different greenhouse gases, which are emitted by a whole variety of processes.125 ...
... specific sources of ozone depletion are easy to identify and control, it is caused primarily by CFC 11 and CFC 12, whereas there are approximately four different greenhouse gases, which are emitted by a whole variety of processes.125 ...
Contents
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| 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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