Screen LibraryClimate change liability：transnational law and practice
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 685 p.: ; 24 cm. |
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9781107017603 (hardback) 1107017602 (hardback) 9781107673663 (paperback) 1107673666 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | D996 |
| CLC: | D996.9 |
| Call Number: | D996.9/C639-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 650-661) and index. Introduction / Jutta Brunnee, Silke Goldberg, Richard Lord, Lavanya Rajamani -- The scientific basis for climate change liability / Myles Allen -- Overview of legal issues relevant to climate change / Jutta Brunnee, Silke Goldberg, Richard Lord, Lavanya Rajamani -- Policy considerations / Jutta Brunnee, Silke Goldberg, Richard Lord, Lavanya Rajamani -- Australia / Ross Abbs, Peter Cashman and Tim Stephens -- China / Deng Haifeng -- India / Lavanya Rajamani and Shibani Ghosh -- Indonesia / Mas Achmad Santosa, Josi Khatarina and Sjarief Rifqi Assegaf -- Japan / Yukari Takamura -- Egypt / Dalia "As frustration mounts in some quarters at the perceived inadequacy or speed of international action on climate change, and as the likelihood of significant impacts grows, the focus is increasingly turning to liability for climate change damage. Actual or potential climate change liability implicates a growing range of actors, including governments, industry, businesses, non-governmental organisations, individuals and legal practitioners. Climate Change Liability provides an objective, rigorous and accessible overview of the existing law and the direction it might take in seventeen developed |