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

By:

Burns, William C. G

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Cambridge:ISBN:

9780521879705

Subject(s):

Global warming --Law and legislation

DDC classification:

344.046342 ADJ

Contents:

1. Introduction: the exigencies that drive potential causes of action for climate change William C. G. Burns and Hari M. Osofsky--Part I. Subnational Case Studies-- 2. State action as political voice in climate change policy: the Minnesota environmental cost valuation regulation Stephanie Stern; 3. Limiting climate change at the coal mine Lesley K. McAllister-- 4. Cities, land use, and the global commons: genesis and the urban politics of climate change Katherine Trisolini and Jonathan Zasloff-- 5. Atmospheric trust litigation Mary Christina Wood; Part II. National Case Studies-- 6. The intersection of scale, science, and law in Massachusetts v. EPA Hari M. Osofsky-- 7. Biodiversity, global warming, and the United States Endangered Species Act: the role of domestic wildlife law in addressing greenhouse gas emissions Brendan R. Cummings and Kassie R. Siegel-- 8. An emerging human right to security from climate change: the case against gas flaring in Nigeria Amy Sinden-- 9. Tort-based climate litigation David A. Grossman-- 10. Insurance and climate change litigation Jeffrey W. Stempel; Part III. Supranational Case Studies-- 11. The world heritage convention and climate change: the case for a climate-change mitigation strategy beyond the Kyoto protocol Erica J. Thorson-- 12. The Inuit petition as a bridge? Beyond dialectics of climate change and indigenous peoples' rights Hari M. Osofsky-- 13. Bringing climate change claims to the accountability mechanisms of international financial institutions Jennifer Gleason and David B. Hunter-- 14. Potential causes of action for climate change impacts under the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement William C. G. Burns-- 15. Climate change litigation: opening the door to the international court of justice Andrew Strauss-- 16. The implications of climate change litigation: litigation for international environmental law-making David B. Hunter-- 17. Conclusion: adjudicating climate change across scales Hari M. Osofsky.

Summary: This book examines lawsuits over climate change that have been brought around the world. It can serve as a resource for those interested in the problem of climate change and in the role that courts are playing in climate regulation.

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1. Introduction: the exigencies that drive potential causes of action for climate change William C. G. Burns and Hari M. Osofsky--Part I. Subnational Case Studies--
2. State action as political voice in climate change policy: the Minnesota environmental cost valuation regulation Stephanie Stern; 3. Limiting climate change at the coal mine Lesley K. McAllister--
4. Cities, land use, and the global commons: genesis and the urban politics of climate change Katherine Trisolini and Jonathan Zasloff--
5. Atmospheric trust litigation Mary Christina Wood; Part II. National Case Studies--
6. The intersection of scale, science, and law in Massachusetts v. EPA Hari M. Osofsky--
7. Biodiversity, global warming, and the United States Endangered Species Act: the role of domestic wildlife law in addressing greenhouse gas emissions Brendan R. Cummings and Kassie R. Siegel--
8. An emerging human right to security from climate change: the case against gas flaring in Nigeria Amy Sinden--
9. Tort-based climate litigation David A. Grossman--
10. Insurance and climate change litigation Jeffrey W. Stempel; Part III. Supranational Case Studies--
11. The world heritage convention and climate change: the case for a climate-change mitigation strategy beyond the Kyoto protocol Erica J. Thorson--
12. The Inuit petition as a bridge? Beyond dialectics of climate change and indigenous peoples' rights Hari M. Osofsky--
13. Bringing climate change claims to the accountability mechanisms of international financial institutions Jennifer Gleason and David B. Hunter--
14. Potential causes of action for climate change impacts under the United Nations Fish Stock Agreement William C. G. Burns--
15. Climate change litigation: opening the door to the international court of justice Andrew Strauss--
16. The implications of climate change litigation: litigation for international environmental law-making David B. Hunter--
17. Conclusion: adjudicating climate change across scales Hari M. Osofsky.

This book examines lawsuits over climate change that have been brought around the world. It can serve as a resource for those interested in the problem of climate change and in the role that courts are playing in climate regulation.

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