Philosophy, law and environmental crisis
Subtitle: Philosophie, droit et crise environnementale : workshop of the Swiss Society for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, September 12-13, 2014, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne = Congrès de l'Association Suisse de Philosophie du Droit et de Philosophie Sociale, 12-13 septembre 2014, Institut suisse de droit comparé, Lausanne
By: edited by Alain Papaux and Simone Zurbuchen
Series: Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie. Beiheft -- 149; Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie -- n.F., Nr. 149
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag; Nomos
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Stuttgart; Baden-Baden
Language: eng; fre
Number of pages: 153
ISBN-13: 9783515113878; 9783515113885; 9783848732142
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Environmental ethics; Congresses; Environmental law
Other titles: Philosophie, droit et crise environnementale; Workshop of the Swiss Society for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, September 12-13, 2014, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne; Congrès de l'Association Suisse de Philosophie du Droit et de Philosophie Sociale, 12-13 septembre 2014, Institut suisse de droit comparé, Lausanne
Description: "Climate change belongs to the most pressing environmental problems we are facing today. Despite the agreement reached by the 2015 United Nations Climate Conference, this problem will remain on top of the political agenda during many years to come. This volume presents the proceedings of the workshop held at the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law, Lausanne, in 2014. The main objective was to engage a dialogue between philosophers and lawyers on three intricate questions related to the environmental crisis: first, what is the very nature of this crisis? In what way does it confront human beings to the limits of the biosphere, and to their own finitude? Second, how should we conceive of responsibility towards future generations from a legal as well as from a moral point of view? Third, how to interpret the principle of common but differentiated responsibility, which plays a key role in environmental law and ethics? How to apply criteria such as the 'polluter pays', the 'ability to pay', or the 'beneficiary pays' principle in the face of empirical data of CO2 emissions in various countries and with a view on mitigation and adaptation?"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

In English; with contributions in English and French.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Simone Zurbuchen; title: La crise environnementale ou la modernité retournée contre elle-même: et si homo sapiens n'était que faber? / Alain Papaux; title: Responsabilité à l'égard des les générations futures et justice intergénérationnelle: quelques interrogations / Catherine Larrère; title: Nouvelles questions de justice climatique / Michel Bourban; title: Intergenerational equity: an aspiration or an effective weapon? / Jaap Spier; title: Common but differentiated responsibilities against the realities of climate change / Edwin Zaccai; title: Climate adaptation and theories of justice / Alice Kaswan; title: Differentiating responsibilities for climate change adaptation / Ivo Wallimann-Helmer; title: Attaining differentiated responsibility: the hard life of governmental command in fighting ecological ruin and the triumph of customary law & general principles of law / Peter Orebech.