Shaping the law for global crises
Subtitle: thoughts about the role the law could play to come to grips with the major challenges of our time
By: Jaap Spier ; Elbert de Jong, [editors]
Series: Legal perspectives for global challenges -- 1; Legal perspectives for global challenges -- 1.
Publisher: Eleven International Pub.; Sold and distributed in USA and Canada, International Specialized Book Services
Published: 2012
Place of publication: The Hague, Netherlands; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9789490947439
Subjects: Financial crises; Climatic changes; Poverty; Law and legislation; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-269).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Climate change; title: The doom of unsustainability in other fields; title: The financial crisis and its aftermath; title: A remarkable meeting of minds; title: Introduction : could the law serve as crowbar to come to grips with climate change?; title: The vital role of the judiciary; title: Enforceable obligation towards future generations?; title: Precautionary principle; title: Legal bases for litigation (in case need would be); title: The law in ever growing imbalance; title: How far should GHG-emissions be reduced?; title: Liability of others; title: Defenses; title: Causation; title: Remedies; title: Criminal response; title: Other strategies; title: The imprtance of collecting the "right" information; title: A search for the right allies; title: How to deal with financial crises, (un)sustainable development and the eradication of poverty?; title: Law reform desirable; title: Epilogue.