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Author: Ottavio Quirico Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317662679 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 489
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Do anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions affect human rights? Should fundamental rights constrain climate policies? Scientific evidence demonstrates that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions contribute to increasing atmospheric temperatures, soon passing the compromising threshold of 2° C. Consequences such as Typhoon Haiyan prove that climate alteration has the potential to significantly impair basic human needs. Although the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and human rights regulatory regimes have so far proceeded separately, awareness is arising about their reciprocal implications. Based on tripartite fundamental obligations, this volume explores the relationship between climate change and interdependent human rights, through the lens of an international and comparative perspective. Along the lines of the metaphor of the ‘wall’, the research ultimately investigates the possibility of overcoming the divide between universal rights and climate change, and underlying barriers. This book aims to be a useful resource not only for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students in international, comparative, environmental law and politics and human rights, but also for the wider public.
Author: Ottavio Quirico Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1317662679 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 489
Book Description
Do anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions affect human rights? Should fundamental rights constrain climate policies? Scientific evidence demonstrates that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions contribute to increasing atmospheric temperatures, soon passing the compromising threshold of 2° C. Consequences such as Typhoon Haiyan prove that climate alteration has the potential to significantly impair basic human needs. Although the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and human rights regulatory regimes have so far proceeded separately, awareness is arising about their reciprocal implications. Based on tripartite fundamental obligations, this volume explores the relationship between climate change and interdependent human rights, through the lens of an international and comparative perspective. Along the lines of the metaphor of the ‘wall’, the research ultimately investigates the possibility of overcoming the divide between universal rights and climate change, and underlying barriers. This book aims to be a useful resource not only for practitioners, policymakers, academics, and students in international, comparative, environmental law and politics and human rights, but also for the wider public.
Author: Publisher: Primento ISBN: 2802742744 Category : Law Languages : fr Pages : 234
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Le lien « droits de l’Homme et changements climatiques » présente un double aspect. D’une part, les changements climatiques portent atteinte aux droits de l’Homme par leurs effets néfastes sur certaines populations (droit à la vie, droit à l’alimentation, droit à l’eau, droit à la santé et au logement). La difficulté consiste alors à établir un lien direct entre les nuisances imputées aux changements climatiques et les actes ou omissions de certains États. D’autre part, les mesures d’atténuation (mitigation) et d’adaptation aux changements climatiques peuvent être attentatoires aux droits de l’Homme. Ces mesures peuvent générer des « effets secondaires » dommageables sur certaines populations qui ne sont pas toujours prises en compte dans les politiques conduites. C’est donc le contenu de la politique climatique présente et future qui est ici visé et particulièrement ses conséquences à court ou long terme sur les populations vulnérables. Ce lien « droits de l’Homme et changements climatiques » est au cœur des nouvelles compétences de l’Union européenne. Sa gouvernance et ses actions futures face à ces défis sont de différentes natures : juridiques, politiques, diplomatiques, financières, techniques et démocratiques. Les exigences en termes de droits de l’Homme impliquent une politique climatique de l’Union européenne plus transparente, mais aussi plus équitable, afin de favoriser l’acceptation des efforts à accomplir pour réformer les modes de vie, de production et de consommation vers un développement durable pour tous. Parallèlement, l’enjeu climatique suppose une interprétation évolutive, modernisée et volontariste des droits de l’Homme, afin qu’émerge un véritable droit à l’environnement, dont les corollaires comprendraient le droit à l’énergie durable, aux services publics relatifs à la mobilité ou encore à l’habitat vert et efficace sur le plan énergétique.
Author: Christel Cournil Publisher: Emile Bruylant ISBN: 9782802742111 Category : Environmental law Languages : fr Pages : 344
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Le lien "droits de l'Homme et changements climatiques" présente un double aspect. D'une part, les changements climatiques portent atteinte aux droits de l'Homme par leurs effets néfastes sur certaines populations (droit à la vie, droit à l'alimentation, droit à l'eau, droit à la santé et au logement). La difficulté consiste alors à établir un lien direct entre les nuisances imputées aux changements climatiques et les actes ou omissions de certains Etats. D'autre part, les mesures d'atténuation (mitigation) et d'adaptation aux changements climatiques peuvent être attentatoires aux droits de l'Homme. Ces mesures peuvent générer des "effets secondaires" dommageables sur certaines populations qui ne sont pas toujours prises en compte dans les politiques conduites. C'est donc le contenu de la politique climatique présente et future qui est ici visé et particulièrement ses conséquences à court ou long terme sur les populations vulnérables. Ce lien "droits de l'Homme et changements climatiques" est au coeur des nouvelles compétences de l'Union européenne. Sa gouvernance et ses actions futures face à ces défis sont de différentes natures : juridiques, politiques, diplomatiques, financières, techniques et démocratiques. Les exigences en termes de droits de l'Homme impliquent une politique climatique de l'Union européenne plus transparente, mais aussi plus équitable, afin de favoriser l'acceptation des efforts à accomplir pour réformer les modes de vie, de production et de consommation vers un développement durable pour tous. Parallèlement, l'enjeu climatique suppose une interprétation évolutive, modernisée et volontariste des droits de l'Homme, afin qu'émerge un véritable droit à l'environnement, dont les corollaires comprendraient le droit à l'énergie durable, aux services publics relatifs à la mobilité ou encore à l'habitat vert et efficace sur le plan énergétique.
Author: Hélène Ruiz Fabri Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1847314325 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 458
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This is the first volume of proceedings arising from the biennial conference of the European Society of International Law/Societe europeene de droit international, edited by Emmanuelle Jouannet, Hélène Ruiz Fabri and Vincent Tomkiewicz. The volume presents the highlights of the Paris Conference 2006, and the papers are evenly divided between English and French language contributions. It is envisaged that this will be the first volume of a series, with future volumes following on from each major ESIL/SEDI event.
Author: Francis Rosensteil Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers ISBN: 9789041118448 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 1154
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The year 2000's most significant international event was, almost certainly, neither political nor military, but scientific - the announcement, in June, that the human genome had been almost totally decoded. Future generations may well see this as a major turning point, opening the way to radical changes in diagnosis, prognosis, and medical treatment. Often compared with the space programme, this vast enterprise still generates misgivings: this new power, which human beings now have, to modify the genetic heritage of living creatures raises fundamentally new ethical questions - and society as a whole will have to find the answers. In fact, the accelerating pace of scientific and technical progress seems to be reviving atavistic anxieties, some rational, others less so. Recent public-health crises, including the mad cow disease' scare, which lasted into 2000, have fuelled these fears. The public's rejection of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) - verging on a crusade in some countries - tells its own story. As regards conflict, 2000 saw the Middle East peace process grind to a halt, and the Intifada resume. In Europe, the situation in Kosovo and Chechnya, both the scenes of fighting in 1999, stayed precarious. Peace and democracy did score some successes, however, particularly in Europe: the centre-left's victory in Croatia, sweeping former President Tudjman's party off the scene, the democratic party's triumph in Bosnia, and the fall of the Milosevic regime in Serbia.
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob ISBN: 2738189563 Category : Languages : en Pages : 184
Author: The British Library of Political and Economic Science Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 9780415354783 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 704
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First published in 1952, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology) is well established as a major bibliographic reference for students, researchers and librarians in the social sciences worldwide. Key features: * Authority: Rigorous standards are applied to make the IBSS the most authoritative selective bibliography ever produced. Articles and books are selected on merit by some of the world's most expert librarians and academics. * Breadth: Today the IBSS covers over 2000 journals - more than any other comparable resource. The latest monograph publications are also included. * International Coverage: The IBSS reviews scholarship published in over thirty languages, including publications from Eastern Europe and the developing world. * User friendly organization: all non-English titles are word sections. Extensive author, subject and place name indexes are provided in both English and French.
Author: Council of Europe Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers ISBN: 9004206795 Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 931
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The European Yearbook promotes the scientific study of nineteen European supranational organisations and the OECD. Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation.
Author: Sebastian Oberthür Publisher: ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA ISBN: 9054876077 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 347
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Climate change has taken centre stage in Eurpean and international politics. The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released in 2007, confirmedthat climate change is on eof the most serious threats to international security and the well-being of human kind. At the European level, climate change has become a major agenda item regularly discussed by the European Council. Internationally, the issue has become one of "high politics". Since 2005, it has been a top priority of the G-8 Summits, and both the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly have placed it high on their agendas. World leaders are rallying to achieve a new global deal to combat global warming under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Overall, there is hardly any high-level political encounter in which the issue is not discussed. The European Union as established itself as the most ptrominent international leader on the issue. It has been one of the most fervent supporters of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol, striving to sustain its leadership in the efforts to reach a new global agreement post-2012. The EU has also increasingly underpinned its international leadership position with domestic action. Most prominently, it introduced a greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme in 2005. The Period 2007-2008 saw a major overhaul and leap forward in the development of a renewed EU framework of policy and legislation to address climate change. Most importantly, the new EU climate policies include a set of legislative acts adopted in early 2009 and known as the "climate and energy package" that is designed to acheve the EU's target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% and increasing the share of renewable energies to 20% by 2020. This volume provides a timely overview and assessment of the development of the new EU climate policies with a focus on the new climate and energy package. Are EU climate policies sufficient to meet the environmental, economic and political challenge posed by global climate change? How do international and domestic climate poliies of the EU intereact and are they mutually supportive? What are the prospects for the EU keeping its international leadership in the face of a more engaged US and increasingly assertive emerging economies? In addressing these questions, the volume aims to enhance understanding and contribute to further discussions on the current and potential reole of the EU in the fight against climate change.
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