Climate change liability / edited by Michael Faure, Marjan Peeters.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Faure, Michaël.

Peeters, Marjan.

Series:

New horizons in environmental and energy law.

New horizons in environmental and energy law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book sheds new light on the growing issue of using liability as a tool for both preventing and compensating for the damage caused by climate change. Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters have brought together a selection of expert contributors who explore a variety of both national and European perspectives on the topic. Climate change liability is no longer only a theoretical idea since climate change litigation has become so hotly debated and this book examines to what extent it can be used for mitigation and adaptation issues. Chapters discuss the potential role of liability within various

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Abbreviations; PART I Introduction; 1. Introduction; PART II Cross-cutting themes; 2. Liability with and liability from the precautionary principle in climate change cases; 3. High noon: prevention of climate damage as the primary goal of liability?; PART III European perspective; 4. Liability of Member States and the EU in view of the international climate change framework: between solidarity and responsibility; 5. The regulatory approach of the EU in view of liability for climate change damage

6. Potential liability of European States under the ECHR for failure to take appropriate measures with a view to adaptation to climate changePART IV National perspectives on civil liability; 7. Climate change litigation in the UK: its feasibility and prospects; 8. Liability for climate change-related damage in domestic courts: claims for compensation in the USA; 9. Civil liability for global warming in the Netherlands; 10. Will civil society take climate changers to court? A perspective from Dutch law; 11. Governmental liability: an incentive for appropriate adaptation?; PART V Conclusion

12. Concluding remarksIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-07210-6

9786613072108

1-84980-602-0

OCLC:

713010132