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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... economic development, energy needs, environmental policies, sinks and feedback mechanisms, land use and agricultural practices, technological change etc.96 Despite the uncertain influence of the above factors, IPCC Working Group I made ...
... economic development, energy needs, environmental policies, sinks and feedback mechanisms, land use and agricultural practices, technological change etc.96 Despite the uncertain influence of the above factors, IPCC Working Group I made ...
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... economic and social dislocation for present and future generations, which will worsen international tensions and increase risk of conflicts between and within nations. It is imperative to act now. The paragraphs below traverse, at a ...
... economic and social dislocation for present and future generations, which will worsen international tensions and increase risk of conflicts between and within nations. It is imperative to act now. The paragraphs below traverse, at a ...
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... economies can risk becoming uncompetitive in the world market should competitor states refuse to implement comparable environmental measures? What effect will responses have on economic growth, which is stimulated by industrialisation ...
... economies can risk becoming uncompetitive in the world market should competitor states refuse to implement comparable environmental measures? What effect will responses have on economic growth, which is stimulated by industrialisation ...
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... economic, political and social; the reward – protection of the earth. Thus, in the interests of assuring the earth's future, it is assumed that the greenhouse effect is here. This premise is currently supported by the emergence into ...
... economic, political and social; the reward – protection of the earth. Thus, in the interests of assuring the earth's future, it is assumed that the greenhouse effect is here. This premise is currently supported by the emergence into ...
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... economic, social and political dislocation.132 2.8 THE ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT The preceding ... economic, political and cultural. To take but one example from this chart; an exploitative value system has led, on the ...
... economic, social and political dislocation.132 2.8 THE ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT The preceding ... economic, political and cultural. To take but one example from this chart; an exploitative value system has led, on the ...
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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