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State Responsibility, Climate Change and Human Rights under International Law

State Responsibility, Climate Change and Human Rights under International Law

Author: Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509945436

Published In: October 2020
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9781509918447

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The last decade has witnessed an increasing focus on the relationship between climate change and human rights. Several international human rights bodies have expressed concern about the negative implications of climate change for the enjoyment of human rights, and the Paris Agreement is the first multilateral climate agreement to refer explicitly to states' human rights obligations in connection with climate change. Yet despite this, there are still significant gaps in our understanding of the role of international human rights law in enhancing accountability for climate action or inaction. As the Paris Agreement has shifted the focus of the climate change regime towards voluntary action, and the humanitarian impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt around the world, accountability for climate change has become an increasingly salient issue. This book offers a timely and comprehensive analysis of the legal issues related to accountability for the human rights impact of climate change, drawing on the state responsibility regime. It explains when and where state action relating to climate change may amount to a violation of human rights, and evaluates various avenues of legal redress available to victims. The overall analysis offers a perceptive insight into the potential of innovative rights-based climate actions to shape climate and energy policies around the world.

PART I. LEGAL AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS

1. Introduction

Introduction: Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue

Climate Change, Human Rights and State Responsibility

The Science

2. International Human Rights Law

Sources of International Human Rights Law

The International Human Rights System

Interpretation

Territorial and Personal Scope of International Human Rights Treaties

3. International Climate Change Law

Introduction