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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139650003321

Autore

McInerney-Lankford Siobhán <1974->

Titolo

Human rights and climate change : a review of the international legal dimensions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2011

ISBN

1-283-10012-6

9786613100122

0-8213-8723-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 145 pages ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank study

Altri autori (Persone)

DarrowMac

RajamaniLavanya

Disciplina

344.04/6

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Law and legislation

Global warming - Law and legislation

Human rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-92) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Human rights impacts of climate change : a survey of illustrative examples -- International environmental law & human rights law : basic concepts -- Application of human rights law to climate change -- UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and human rights frameworks : complementarities & challenges -- Potential operational implications & areas for further research.

Sommario/riassunto

This Study explores arguments about the impact of climate change on human rights, examining the international legal frameworks governing human rights and climate change and identifying the relevant synergies and tensions between them. It considers arguments about (i) the human rights impacts of climate change at a macro level and how these impacts are spread disparately across countries; (ii) how climate change impacts human rights enjoyment within states and the equity and discrimination dimensions of those disparate impacts; and (iii) the role of international legal frameworks and mechanisms