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 multipl...

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1. Verfasser:	Mayer, Benoît (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Oxford Oxford University Press 2022
Ausgabe:	First edition
Schriftenreihe:	Oxford monographs in international law
Schlagworte:	Völkerrecht Umweltrecht Migration Electronic books
Online-Zugang:	DE-521
Zusammenfassung:	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. Cover -- Series -- International Law Obligations on Climate Change Mitigation -- Copyright -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of International and Domestic Instruments -- Abbreviations -- I. Introduction -- A. Climate Change -- B. The International Law on Climate Change Mitigation -- C. Doctrinal Analysis -- 1. The Need for Doctrinal Analysis -- 2. The Possibility of Doctrinal Analysis -- D. The Objective of this Book -- E. Framework of Analysis -- 1. A Standard Doctrinal Methodology -- 2. Ascending and Descending Reasoning -- 3. Relationships between Obligations -- 4. Concepts and Terminology -- F. Structure of the Book -- 1. Identification of Mitigation Obligations -- 2. Applications of General Mitigation Obligations -- G. Responses to Some Objections -- Part 1: Identification of Mitigation Obligations -- II. Commitments -- Introduction -- A. The UNFCCC Regime -- 1. The UNFCCC -- a) Mitigation action -- b) Support -- c) Communication of information -- 2. The Kyoto Protocol -- a) Mitigation action -- b) Communication of information -- 3. The Paris Agreement -- a) Mitigation action -- (i) Procedural commitment -- (ii) Substantive commitment -- b) Support -- c) Communication of information -- B. Unilateral Declarations -- 1. The Recognition of Unilateral Declarations as a Source of Legal Obligations -- 2. Relevance to Climate Change Mitigation -- 3. National Reports -- 4. Copenhagen and Cancun Pledges -- 5. NDCs and Long-​Term Strategies -- 6. Other Unilateral Declarations -- 7. The Cumulative Effect of Series of Declarations -- C. Commitments under Other Treaty Regimes -- 1. Commitments Incidental to the Protection of the Ozone Layer -- 2. Commitments Incidental to the Regulation of International Civil Aviation -- 3. Commitments Incidental to the Regulation of Pollution from Ships -- Conclusion -- III. Customary Obligations -- Introduction.
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ISBN:	9780192655745