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Confronting Complexity, Valuing Elegance, David D. Caron
Confronting Complexity, Valuing Elegance, David D. Caron
David D. Caron
These opening remarks to 106th Annual Meeting for the American Society of International Law, first, explore what it means for something to be a complexity and, second, suggest how we as scholars and advisors should pursue something that does not come naturally to lawyers, namely that we should pursue elegance in the face of complexity.
Climate Change And The Oceans, David D. Caron
Climate Change And The Oceans, David D. Caron
David D. Caron
The social, political and legal implications of climate change for the oceans, for ocean law and policy and ultimately for humanity are tremendous. These changes will touch all of the regions of the world and will call on the imagination and resources of all of the ocean institutions. Climate change often presents a set of challenges informed by principles of law, but that in several respects go far beyond existing approaches and will require substantial and innovative law-making. This Chapter proposes a framework for understanding the implications of climate change for the oceans; the conclusions its reaches center around the …