Benoit Mayer

International Law Obligations on Climate Change Mitigation

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Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive doctrinal study of states' obligations on climate change mitigation, showing that obligations arise not only from climate treaties, but also from customary international law, unilateral declarations, and human rights treaties, and exploring the interactions between these multiple obligations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 785g
• ISBN-13: 9780192843661
• ISBN-10: 0192843664
• Artikelnr.: 66120291

Autorenporträt

Benoit Mayer is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where he teaches environmental and international law. He is a member of the UNFCCC roster of experts, and received the International and Comparative Law Quarterly's 2019 Young Scholar Prize. His research explores various aspects of the international law on climate change, ranging from the concept of climate migration to the application of customary and human rights law.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
Identification of Mitigation Obligations
2: Commitments
3: Customary Obligations
4: Obligations Implied from Human Rights Treaties
Applications of General Mitigation Obligations
5: The Nature of Mitigation Obligations
6: Requisite Level of Mitigation Action
7: Appropriate Measures
8: General Conclusion