Climate Conflicts - A Case of International Environmental and Humanitarian Law
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-27943-5 (ISBN)
The bookaddresses the question of whether the currently available instruments ofinternational environmental and international humanitarian law are applicableto climate conflicts. It clarifies the different pathways leading from climatechange to conflict and offers an analysis of international environmental lawembedded within the international doctrine of state responsibility. It goes onto discuss whether climate change amounts to an issue covered by Art. 2.4 UNCharter - the prohibition of the use of force. It then considers the possibleapplication of international humanitarian law to climate conflicts. The bookalso offers a definition of the term "climate conflict", drawing on legal aswell as peace and conflict studies.
1. Introduction.- 2. Climate Conflicts -The Pathways.- 3. State Responsibility.- 4. Climate Conflicts and InternationalEnvironmental Law.- 5. Legal Consequences.- 6. Climate Change and The Use ofForce.- 7. Climate Conflicts and International Humanitarian Law.- 8. Definitionof Climate Conflicts.- 9. Conclusion.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 23.02.2016 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XVIII, 245 p. 1 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 552 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht | |
| Schlagworte | climate change • Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts • Climate change impacts • conflict • International Environmeltal Law • International Environmental Law • International Humanitarian Law • International Humanitarian Law, Law of Armed Confl • Law and Criminology • Responsibility |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-27943-2 / 3319279432 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-27943-5 / 9783319279435 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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