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Climate Change and Human Rights: An International and Comparative Law Perspective

Climate Change and Human Rights: An International and Comparative Law Perspective

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Research in International Environmental Law

Environmental StudiesGeneral LawSocial Movements

ISBN10: 1138783218
ISBN13: 9781138783218
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Sep 29 2015
Pages: 410
Weight: 1.95
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Do anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions affect human rights? Should fundamental rights constrain climate policies? Scientific evidence demonstrates that anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions contribute to increasing atmospheric temperatures, soon passing the compromising threshold of 2 C. Consequences such as Typhoon Haiyan prove that climate alteration has the potential to significantly impair basic human needs. Although the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and human rights regulatory regimes have so far proceeded separately, awareness is arising about their reciprocal implications. Based on tripartite fundamental obligations, this volume explores the relationship between climate change and interdependent human rights, through the lens of an international and comparative perspective. Along the lines of the metaphor of the 'wall', the research ultimately investigates the possibility of overcoming the divide between universal rights and climate change, and underlying barriers.

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