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Full-Text Articles in International Law
The Big Push: Emigration In The Age Of Environmental Catastrophe, William Plummer
The Big Push: Emigration In The Age Of Environmental Catastrophe, William Plummer
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
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Environmental Realpolitik: Joint Implementation And Climate Change, Thomas C. Heller
Environmental Realpolitik: Joint Implementation And Climate Change, Thomas C. Heller
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Professor Heller's article discusses why there has been little
progress after the Rio Earth Summit in developing the Framework
Convention on Climate Change. He argues that, beyond the scientific
uncertainties about climate change and its economic impacts,
agreement on the legal structure of a comprehensive regime has been
hampered by institutional factors. These include: the political
discounting of damage to future populations, the diverse risks of
global warming in different regions, and the distrust in many nations
with market instruments, like taxes or tradable permits, that are
favored by many industrial nations dependent on fossil fuels.
Resolving these problems will …
Book Review, Lakshman D. Guruswamy
General Principles Of International Environmental Law, Max Valverde Soto
General Principles Of International Environmental Law, Max Valverde Soto
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
This article is a description of the general principles and rules of international environmental law that have emerged from international treaties, agreements, and customs. The significance of the generality of these principles is that they can be applied to the international community for the protection of the environment.