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The Role Of International Forums In The Advancement Of Sustainable Development, Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
The Role Of International Forums In The Advancement Of Sustainable Development, Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
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 …
Environmental Litigation Standing After Massachusetts V. Epa: Center For Biological Diversity V. Epa , Andy Hosaido
Environmental Litigation Standing After Massachusetts V. Epa: Center For Biological Diversity V. Epa , Andy Hosaido
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Mongolia: A Case For Economic Diversification In The Face Of A Changing Climate, Nathan Borgford-Parnell
Mongolia: A Case For Economic Diversification In The Face Of A Changing Climate, Nathan Borgford-Parnell
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
International Climate Negotiations: Opportunities And Challenges For The Obama Administration, David Hunter
International Climate Negotiations: Opportunities And Challenges For The Obama Administration, David Hunter
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This article is a discussion of the international dimensions of climate change policy facing the newly-elected Obama Administration, focusing on the Kyoto Protocol and subsequent Bali Road Map and Bali Action Plan. The Bali Action Plan set out a framework for negotiating a post-Kyoto agreement with binding commitments on all parties. The agreement is due to be finalized at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009, leaving the Obama Administration less than a year to shape its international climate policy and promote that policy effectively in the international negotiations.
The article addresses …
An Overview Of This Issue: Climate Change In 2009, Perry Wallace
An Overview Of This Issue: Climate Change In 2009, Perry Wallace
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Pozna´N Climate Conference 2008, Kyle Ingram, Matt Irwin
Pozna´N Climate Conference 2008, Kyle Ingram, Matt Irwin
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Human Rights And Climate Change: Shifting The Burden To The State?, Anne Parsons
Human Rights And Climate Change: Shifting The Burden To The State?, Anne Parsons
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Could Litigation Help Torres Strait Islanders Deal With Climate Impacts?, Donna Green, Kirsty Ruddock
Could Litigation Help Torres Strait Islanders Deal With Climate Impacts?, Donna Green, Kirsty Ruddock
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
What Happens In Vegas. . . Needs Legislative Backup, Ursula Kazarian
What Happens In Vegas. . . Needs Legislative Backup, Ursula Kazarian
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Planning For Adaptation To Climate Change: Landmark Cases From Australia, Jacqueline Peel, Lee Godden
Planning For Adaptation To Climate Change: Landmark Cases From Australia, Jacqueline Peel, Lee Godden
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Climate Change, Energy, And Sustainable Development In South Africa: Developing The African Continent At The Crossroads, Edson L. Meyer, Kola O. Odeku
Climate Change, Energy, And Sustainable Development In South Africa: Developing The African Continent At The Crossroads, Edson L. Meyer, Kola O. Odeku
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Perspective: Technology Transfer And Human Rights: Joining Up The Dots, Stephen Humphreys
Perspective: Technology Transfer And Human Rights: Joining Up The Dots, Stephen Humphreys
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
An Introduction To This Issue: Climate Change And Technology Transfer, Dalindyebo Shabalala
An Introduction To This Issue: Climate Change And Technology Transfer, Dalindyebo Shabalala
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Avoiding The Derailment Of Wind Power Development: Why Federal Siting Regulations Are Necessary Now For U.S. Development, Nathan Borgford-Parnell
Avoiding The Derailment Of Wind Power Development: Why Federal Siting Regulations Are Necessary Now For U.S. Development, Nathan Borgford-Parnell
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Evolving U.S. Clean Tech: Legislative Trends, Ursula Kazarian
Evolving U.S. Clean Tech: Legislative Trends, Ursula Kazarian
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Is The International Court Of Justice The Right Forum For Transboundary Water Pollution Disputes?, Kate Halloran
Is The International Court Of Justice The Right Forum For Transboundary Water Pollution Disputes?, Kate Halloran
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
The International Court Of Justice’S Treatment Of “Sustainable Development”And Implications For Argentina V. Uruguay, Lauren Trevisan
The International Court Of Justice’S Treatment Of “Sustainable Development”And Implications For Argentina V. Uruguay, Lauren Trevisan
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Towards A Jurisprudence Of Sustainable Development In South Asia: Litigation In The Public Interest, Shyami Fernando Puvimanasinghe
Towards A Jurisprudence Of Sustainable Development In South Asia: Litigation In The Public Interest, Shyami Fernando Puvimanasinghe
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Tension Between Hydroelectric Energy’S Benefits As A Renewable And Its Detrimental Effects On Endangered Species, Janet M. Hager
Tension Between Hydroelectric Energy’S Benefits As A Renewable And Its Detrimental Effects On Endangered Species, Janet M. Hager
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Third Party Petitions As A Means Of Protecting Voluntarily Isolated Indigenous Peoples, Nickolas M. Boecher
Third Party Petitions As A Means Of Protecting Voluntarily Isolated Indigenous Peoples, Nickolas M. Boecher
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Adjudicating Climate Change, Scott M. Richey, Karla O. Torres
Book Review: Adjudicating Climate Change, Scott M. Richey, Karla O. Torres
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Human Rights Implications Of Climate Change, David Hunter
Human Rights Implications Of Climate Change, David Hunter
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.