Corporate Accountability and Liability for Climate Change (eBook)

Elbert de Jong (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2024
Edward Elgar Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0353-3322-6 (ISBN)

Infos

As litigation rises against corporations and their climate change policies, this timely book examines their accountability and liability for climate change related matters. Covering both national and international law, it investigates approaches to corporate social responsibility, shedding light on how these strategies can help protect human rights and the environment.This book illustrates the potential and limitations of legal doctrines across human rights law, soft law, contract law, consumer law and non-contractual liability law for holding corporations responsible for climate change. The contributing authors explore interconnected aspects of corporate transnational climate law, relating contemporary problems to traditional areas of private law. Ultimately, this prescient book provides valuable legal insights into the challenges of corporate accountability and liability for climate change and identifies important pathways for the future of litigation.Corporate Accountability and Liability for Climate Change is a valuable resource for students and scholars of corporate social responsibility and climate law and governance. It will also be of relevance to practitioners and policymakers with an interest in litigation and regulatory strategies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.11.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Umweltrecht
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• ISBN-10: 1-0353-3322-8 / 1035333228
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0353-3322-6 / 9781035333226