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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... greenhouse effect.10 2.2.1 Causes At a joint United Nations Environment Programme ('UNEP'), World Meteorological ... greenhouse gases are likely to be the most important cause of climate change over the next century. More recently the ...
... greenhouse effect.10 2.2.1 Causes At a joint United Nations Environment Programme ('UNEP'), World Meteorological ... greenhouse gases are likely to be the most important cause of climate change over the next century. More recently the ...
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... greenhouse gas. The IPCC states that; '[c]arbon dioxide has been responsible for over half the enhanced greenhouse effect in the past, and is likely to remain so in the future'.17 Recent figures identify carbon dioxide as contributing ...
... greenhouse gas. The IPCC states that; '[c]arbon dioxide has been responsible for over half the enhanced greenhouse effect in the past, and is likely to remain so in the future'.17 Recent figures identify carbon dioxide as contributing ...
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... greenhouse effect is attributed to CFCs, in particular CFC 11 and CFC 12.36 However, they are a particularly potent greenhouse gas; their effect is 10,000 times greater than carbon dioxide.37 CFCs do not occur naturally. They have been ...
... greenhouse effect is attributed to CFCs, in particular CFC 11 and CFC 12.36 However, they are a particularly potent greenhouse gas; their effect is 10,000 times greater than carbon dioxide.37 CFCs do not occur naturally. They have been ...
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... greenhouse effect as ozone levels influence both solar and terrestrial radiation. At present approximately 14 per cent of the greenhouse effect is attributed to tropospheric ozone.47 The limited evidence currently available suggests a ...
... greenhouse effect as ozone levels influence both solar and terrestrial radiation. At present approximately 14 per cent of the greenhouse effect is attributed to tropospheric ozone.47 The limited evidence currently available suggests a ...
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... effect of aerosols were taken into account.61 This 0.9–3.5°C increase in the ... greenhouse gases by 2100, global mean temperatures are expected to continue ... effect of such emissions. However, in the case of projections which exclude ...
... effect of aerosols were taken into account.61 This 0.9–3.5°C increase in the ... greenhouse gases by 2100, global mean temperatures are expected to continue ... effect of such emissions. However, in the case of projections which exclude ...
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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