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Implications Of The Copenhagen Accord For Global Climate Governance, David B. Hunter
Implications Of The Copenhagen Accord For Global Climate Governance, David B. Hunter
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
Climate advocates are increasingly raising specific climate change concerns before domestic courts, human rights tribunals, international commissions and other national and international decisionmaking bodies. Win or lose, these litigation strategies are significantly changing and enhancing the public dialogue around climate change. This article discusses the awareness-building impacts of climate litigation as well as related impacts such strategies may have on the development of climate law and policy. The article argues that litigation's focus on specific victims facing immediate threats from climate change has increased the political will to address climate change both internationally and nationally. It has also shifted the …
Introductory Comments: The Current State Of Climate Change Law, Michael B. Gerrard
Introductory Comments: The Current State Of Climate Change Law, Michael B. Gerrard
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
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