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The Implications Of Climate Change Litigation For International Environmental Law-Making, David B. Hunter Aug 2007

The Implications Of Climate Change Litigation For International Environmental Law-Making, David B. Hunter

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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 …


Volume 8 Issue 1, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2007

Volume 8 Issue 1, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Global Climate Change And U.S. Law By Michael B. Gerrard, Ed., Erin Overturf Jan 2007

Global Climate Change And U.S. Law By Michael B. Gerrard, Ed., Erin Overturf

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Defending State’S Rights Under The Coastal Zone Management Act—State Of California V. Norton, Linda Krop Jan 2007

Defending State’S Rights Under The Coastal Zone Management Act—State Of California V. Norton, Linda Krop

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


An Economic Framework For Coordinationting Climate Policy With The Montreal Protocol , Stephen J. Decanio, Catherine S. Norman Jan 2007

An Economic Framework For Coordinationting Climate Policy With The Montreal Protocol , Stephen J. Decanio, Catherine S. Norman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Overview: Intersection Of Climate Security With Energy Production And Consumption, Vickie Patton Jan 2007

Overview: Intersection Of Climate Security With Energy Production And Consumption, Vickie Patton

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Wave Energy: "New-Wave" Interest In An Old Alternative Resource., Scott Johnson Jan 2007

Wave Energy: "New-Wave" Interest In An Old Alternative Resource., Scott Johnson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Struggle Between Peru's Energy Needs, Indigenous Rights, And Ecosystems, Desiree Moreno Gutierrez Jan 2007

The Struggle Between Peru's Energy Needs, Indigenous Rights, And Ecosystems, Desiree Moreno Gutierrez

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Merging Environmental And Energy Sustainability With Opportunities For U.S Corporations, Longmire Harrison Jan 2007

Merging Environmental And Energy Sustainability With Opportunities For U.S Corporations, Longmire Harrison

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Development Of Biofuels Within The Context Of The Global Water Crisis, Sara Hughes, Lena Partzsch, Joanne Gaskell Jan 2007

The Development Of Biofuels Within The Context Of The Global Water Crisis, Sara Hughes, Lena Partzsch, Joanne Gaskell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Editors' Note, Kelly Rain, Maria Vanko Jan 2007

Editors' Note, Kelly Rain, Maria Vanko

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Impacts Of Global Warming: The Need For Cooperation & Leadership An Overview Of This Issue , Jeff Bingaman Jan 2007

The Impacts Of Global Warming: The Need For Cooperation & Leadership An Overview Of This Issue , Jeff Bingaman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Volume 7 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy Jan 2007

Volume 7 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Strengthening The Montreal Protocol: Insurance Against Abrupt Climate Change, Donald Kaniaru, Rajendra Shende, Scott Stone, Durwood Zaelke Jan 2007

Strengthening The Montreal Protocol: Insurance Against Abrupt Climate Change, Donald Kaniaru, Rajendra Shende, Scott Stone, Durwood Zaelke

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of The International Regime Addressing Climate Change, Kyle W. Danish Jan 2007

An Overview Of The International Regime Addressing Climate Change, Kyle W. Danish

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Nepa And Climate Change: Much Needed Guidance For Transboundary Environmental Impacts, Ayako Sato Jan 2007

Nepa And Climate Change: Much Needed Guidance For Transboundary Environmental Impacts, Ayako Sato

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Legal And Policy Frameworks For Renewable Energy To Mitigate Climate Change, Xiaodong Wang Jan 2007

Legal And Policy Frameworks For Renewable Energy To Mitigate Climate Change, Xiaodong Wang

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Buzz About Clean Coal, Jennifer Rohleder Jan 2007

The Buzz About Clean Coal, Jennifer Rohleder

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Existing Legal Mechanism To Address Oceanic Impacts From Climate Change , Lucy Wiggins Jan 2007

Existing Legal Mechanism To Address Oceanic Impacts From Climate Change , Lucy Wiggins

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Climate Change And Federal Environmental Law, Lara Hansen, Christopher R. Pyke Jan 2007

Climate Change And Federal Environmental Law, Lara Hansen, Christopher R. Pyke

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Methane Emissions From Waste Management In Developing Nation, Scott Johnson Jan 2007

Methane Emissions From Waste Management In Developing Nation, Scott Johnson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Left-Over Problem: The Blind Spot Of The Automotive Portion Of The Advanced Energy Intiative , Chris Stefan Jan 2007

The Left-Over Problem: The Blind Spot Of The Automotive Portion Of The Advanced Energy Intiative , Chris Stefan

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Evolving Scope Of Significant Effects On The Environment: The National Environmental Policy Act And Climate Change, Chris Mcchesney Jan 2007

The Evolving Scope Of Significant Effects On The Environment: The National Environmental Policy Act And Climate Change, Chris Mcchesney

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Potential Causes Of Action For Climate Change Impacts Under The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, William C.G. Burns Jan 2007

Potential Causes Of Action For Climate Change Impacts Under The United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement, William C.G. Burns

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Day Aftert Tomorrow Scenario: What If Global Warming Causes Rapid Climate Change? , Michael K. Lee Jan 2007

The Day Aftert Tomorrow Scenario: What If Global Warming Causes Rapid Climate Change? , Michael K. Lee

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


What Next For The Alliance Of Small Island States In The Climate Change Arena? , Daniel Brindis Jan 2007

What Next For The Alliance Of Small Island States In The Climate Change Arena? , Daniel Brindis

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Transatlantic Divide: Legal Aspects Of A Link Between Regional Carbon Markets In Europe And The United States , Michael A. Mehling Jan 2007

Bridging The Transatlantic Divide: Legal Aspects Of A Link Between Regional Carbon Markets In Europe And The United States , Michael A. Mehling

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Soccer: How Green Projects At International Sporting Events Benefit The Fans, The Global Climate, And Local Populations, James Mitchell Jan 2007

Sustainable Soccer: How Green Projects At International Sporting Events Benefit The Fans, The Global Climate, And Local Populations, James Mitchell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


States Tackle Global Warming, Dale Bryk Jan 2007

States Tackle Global Warming, Dale Bryk

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Inter-American Commission On Human Rights To Hold Hearing After Rejecting Inuit Climate Change Petition, Jessica Gordon Jan 2007

Inter-American Commission On Human Rights To Hold Hearing After Rejecting Inuit Climate Change Petition, Jessica Gordon

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.