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050		4	_aQC903 _b.L39 2014
100	1		_aLawrence, Peter.
245	1	0	_aJustice for future generations _h[electronic resource] : _bclimate change and international law / _cPeter Lawrence.
260			_aCheltenham : _bEdward Elgar Pub. Ltd., _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (256 p.)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_apt. 1. Theory -- pt. II. International law and politics -- pt. III. The way forward and conclusion.
520			_aJustice for Future Generations breaks new ground by discussing what ethical obligations current generations have towards future generations in addressing the threat of climate change and how such obligations should be embodied in international law. Peter Lawrence uses an interdisciplinary approach, involving discourse theory, international relations theory, and philosophical concepts of ethics and justice to inform discussion of international law. Recent political science theories are used to show why the current global climate change treaties are so weak in addressing intergenerational justice concerns. The book draws on contemporary theories of justice to develop a number of principles used to critique the existing global climate change treaties. These principles are also used as a blueprint for suggestions on how to develop a much-needed global treaty on climate change. The approach is pragmatic in that the justice-ethics argument rests on widely shared values. Moreover, the book is informed by the author's extensive experience in the negotiation of global environmental treaties as an Australian diplomat. With its interdisciplinary approach and focus on intergenerational justice, this detailed study will be of particular interest to academics and policymakers in international environmental law and climate law, as well as to those in international law with an interest in ethics and justice issues.
650		0	_aClimatic changes _xPolitical aspects.
650		0	_aClimatic changes _xEnvironmental aspects.
650		0	_aEnvironmental justice.
650		0	_aIntergenerational relations.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
710	2		_aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776	1		_z0857934155 _z9780857934154 (hardback)
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9780857934154.xml
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