Climate change and indigenous peoples : the search for legal remedies / edited by Randall S. Abate, Elizabeth Ann Kronk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abate, Randall S.

Kronk Warner, Elizabeth Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law.

Climatic changes--Law and legislation.

Climatic changes.

Indigenous peoples.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 p.)

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar Pub., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely volume explores the ways in which indigenous peoples across the world are challenged by climate change impacts, and discusses the legal resources available to confront those challenges. Indigenous peoples occupy a unique niche within the climate justice movement, as many indigenous communities live subsistence lifestyles that are severely disrupted by the effects of climate change. Additionally, in many parts of the world, domestic law is applied differently to indigenous peoples than it is to their non-indigenous peers, further complicating the quest for legal remedies. The contri

Contents:

pt. I. Introductory context and principles

pt. II. Global perspectives.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-99270-1

1-78100-180-4

OCLC:

827208096