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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

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Mongolia: A Case For Economic Diversification In The Face Of A Changing Climate, Nathan Borgford-Parnell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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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.

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An Overview Of This Issue: Climate Change In 2009, Perry Wallace

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Pozna´N Climate Conference 2008, Kyle Ingram, Matt Irwin

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Human Rights And Climate Change: Shifting The Burden To The State?, Anne Parsons

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Could Litigation Help Torres Strait Islanders Deal With Climate Impacts?, Donna Green, Kirsty Ruddock

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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What Happens In Vegas. . . Needs Legislative Backup, Ursula Kazarian

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Planning For Adaptation To Climate Change: Landmark Cases From Australia, Jacqueline Peel, Lee Godden

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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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

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Perspective: Technology Transfer And Human Rights: Joining Up The Dots, Stephen Humphreys

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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An Introduction To This Issue: Climate Change And Technology Transfer, Dalindyebo Shabalala

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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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

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Evolving U.S. Clean Tech: Legislative Trends, Ursula Kazarian

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Is The International Court Of Justice The Right Forum For Transboundary Water Pollution Disputes?, Kate Halloran

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The International Court Of Justice’S Treatment Of “Sustainable Development”And Implications For Argentina V. Uruguay, Lauren Trevisan

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Towards A Jurisprudence Of Sustainable Development In South Asia: Litigation In The Public Interest, Shyami Fernando Puvimanasinghe

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Tension Between Hydroelectric Energy’S Benefits As A Renewable And Its Detrimental Effects On Endangered Species, Janet M. Hager

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Third Party Petitions As A Means Of Protecting Voluntarily Isolated Indigenous Peoples, Nickolas M. Boecher

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Book Review: Adjudicating Climate Change, Scott M. Richey, Karla O. Torres

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Human Rights Implications Of Climate Change, David Hunter

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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