Earth governance : trusteeship of the global commons / Klaus Bosselmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bosselmann, Klaus, author.

Series:

New horizons in environmental and energy law.

New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International organization.

International trusteeships.

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Northampton, Massachusetts : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The predicament of uncontrolled growth in a finite world puts the global commons - such as oceans, atmosphere, and biosphere - at risk. So far, states have not found the means to protect, what essentially, is outside their jurisdiction. However the jurisprudence of international law has matured to a point that makes global governance beyond state-negotiated compromises both possible and desirable. This book makes an ambitious, yet well-researched and convincing case, for trusteeship governance. It shows how the United Nations together with states can draw from their own traditions to develop new, effective regimes of trusteeship for the global commons.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1. World at a tipping point""; ""2. Framing earth governance""; ""3. Commons""; ""4. The global commons""; ""5. Trusteeship""; ""6. State as environmental trustee""; ""7. Trusteeship and the United Nations""; ""8. Institutionalizing trusteeship for the global commons""; ""9. Conclusion: there is another way""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bosselmann, Klaus. Earth governance : trusteeship of the global commons.

ISBN:

9781783477821

1783477814