Adjudicating climate change : state, national, and international approaches / / edited by William C.G. Burns, Hari M. Osofsky

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 399 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 344.04/6342
• Soggetto topico: Global warming - Law and legislation; Liability for environmental damages; Global warming - Law and legislation - United States; Liability for environmental damages - United States
• Altri autori: BurnsWilliam C. G OsofskyHari M. <1972->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Overview : the exigencies that drive potential causes of action for climate change / William C.G. Burns & Hari M. Osofsky -- State action as political voice in climate change policy : a case of the Minnesota environmental cost valuation regulation / Stephanie Stern -- Litigating climate change at the coal mine / Lesley K. McAllister -- Cities, land use, and the global commons : genesis and the urban politics of climate change / Katherine Trisolini & Jonathan Zasloff -- Atmospheric trust litigation / Mary Christina Wood -- The intersection of scale, science, and law in Massachusetts v. EPA / Hari M. Osofsky -- Biodiversity, global warming, and the United States Endangered Species Act : the role of domestic wildlife law in addressing greenhouse gas emissions / Brendan R. Cummings & Kassie R. Siegel -- An emerging human right to security from climate change : the case against gas flaring in Nigeria / Amy Sinden -- Tort-based climate litigation / David A. Grossman -- Insurance and climate change litigation / Jeffrey W. Stempel -- The World Heritage Convention & Climate Change : the case for a climate-change mitigation strategy beyond the Kyoto Protocol / Erica J. Thorson -- The Inuit petition as a bridge beyond dialectics of climate change and indigenous peoples' rights / Hari M. Osofsky -- Bringing climate change claims to the accountability mechanisms of international financial institutions / Jennifer Gleason & David B. Hunter -- Potential causes of action for climate change impacts under the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement / William C.G. Burns -- Climate change litigation : opening the door to the International Court of Justice / Andrew Strauss -- The implications of climate change litigation : litigation for international environmental law-making / David B. Hunter.
• Sommario/riassunto: Courts have emerged as a crucial battleground in efforts to regulate climate change. Over the past several years, tribunals at every level of government around the world have seen claims regarding greenhouse gas emissions and impacts. These cases rely on diverse legal theories, but all focus on government regulation of climate change or the actions of major corporate emitters. This book explores climate actions in state and national courts, as well as international tribunals, in order to explain their regulatory significance. It demonstrates the role that these cases play in broader debates over climate policy and argues that they serve as an important force in pressuring governments and emitters to address this crucial problem. As law firms and public interest organizations increasingly develop climate practice areas, the book serves as a crucial resource for practitioners, policymakers and academics.
• Titolo autorizzato: Adjudicating climate change
• ISBN: 0-511-69879-8; 1-107-19939-5; 1-282-30304-X; 9786612303043; 0-511-59596-4; 0-511-59676-6; 0-511-59636-7; 0-511-59344-9; 0-511-59251-5; 0-511-59537-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910828447903321
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