Overview

Recognizing the adaptation and mitigation demands implied by climate change, this astute Research Handbook explores how to develop constitutional discourses and strategies to address these issues, and thereby tackle the negative effects of climate change whilst also advancing a more sustainable, equitable and responsible global society.

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Author:   Jordi Jaria-Manzano ,  Susana Borrás
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9781788115803

ISBN 10:   1788115805
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   04 December 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction to the Research Handbook on Global Climate Constitutionalism Jordi Jaria-Manzano and Susana Borràs 2. The Anthropocene Challenge to our Worldview Alf Hornborg 3. Law in the Anthropocene Jordi Jaria-Manzano 4. A global environmental constitution for the Anthropocene’s climate crisis Louis J. Kotzé 5. The Atmosphere as a Global Commons Klaus Bosselmann 6. Global environmental constitutionalism as a constitutionalism of the Earth José Rubens Morato Leite and Patryck de Araujo Ayala 7. Global Constitutionalism as an Ambivalent Script José Manuel Pureza 8. The Fragility of Climate, Human Responsibility and Finding the Impetus to Act Decisively―Investigating the Potential of the Ethics of Care Karen Morrow 9. A Human Rights Framework for the Anthropocene Amy Sinden 10. Climate Change as a Common Concern of Humankind. Some Reflections on International Law-making Process Bharat H. Desai and Balraj K. Sidhu 11. Environmental Rights, Responsibility and Care: A New Constitutional Paradigm Gregorio Mesa Cuadros 12. Environmental Justice, Climate Justice and Constitutionalism: Protecting Vulnerable States and Communities Sumudu Attapatu 13. Climate Migration, Gender and Poverty Susana Borràs 14. Global Climate Constitutionalism and Justice in the Courts James R. May and Erin Daly 15. Energy Transition: Reforming Social Metabolism Melissa Powers 16. Capitalocene, Thermocene and the Earth System: Global law and Connectivity in the Anthropocene Age Endrius Cocciolo 17. Beyond Energy Justice: Towards a Just Transition Raphael Heffron and Darren McCauley 18. Conclusion: Exploring a Constitution for the Climate Jordi Jaria-Manzano Index

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`Anyone concerned about an orderly and principled human response to the planetary consequences of climate change will find guidance and insight in this collection of engaged essays ranging from conceptual perspectives on global governance and justice through to practical and institutional analysis of the ongoing transition in energy systems.' -- Jamie Benidickson, University of Ottawa, Canada

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Edited by Jordi Jaria-Manzano, Serra Hunter Fellow in Constitutional and Environmental Law and Susana Borràs, Aggregate Professor of International Law, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Catalonia, Spain

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