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• Title:Human rights and climate change : a review of the international legal dimensions / Siobhan McInerney-Lankford, Mac Darrow, and Lavanya Rajamani.
  
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• Author/Creator:McInerney-Lankford, Siobhán Alice, 1974-
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Darrow, Mac.
  Rajamani, Lavanya.
  World Bank.
  
• Published/Created:Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2011.
  

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  • Call Number: K3585.5 .M37 2011
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Climatic changes--Law and legislation.
  Global warming--Law and legislation.
  Human rights.
  
• Description:xii, 145 p. ; 26 cm.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-93).
  
• ISBN:9780821387207 (alk. paper)
  0821387200 (alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. I Introduction
  Climate Change: A Defining Human Development Challenge for the 21st Century
  International Climate Change Regime
  International Human Rights Regime
  Linking Climate Impacts and Human Rights
  ch. II Human Rights Impacts of Climate Change: A Survey of Illustrative Examples
  Climate Change threatens the right to life
  Climate Change threatens the right to adequate food
  Climate Change threatens the right to health
  Climate Change threatens the right to water
  Climate Change threatens the right to adequate housing
  Climate Change may affect the realization of a range of other human rights
  ch. III International Environmental Law & Human Rights Law: Basic Concepts
  Sources of International Law
  (a). Treaties
  (b). Customary International Law
  (c). Peremptory Norms of Jus Cogens and Obligations Erga Omnes
  (d). General Principles of International Law
  (e). Conclusions on Sources of International Law
  Public International Law Approaches and Beyond: Human Rights vs. "Human Rights Approaches"
  ch. IV Application of Human Rights Law to Climate Change
  General Relevance of Human Rights to the Climate Change Debate
  Lessons from "Environmental Human Rights Jurisprudence"
  (a). Duties to regulate private as well as state actions
  (b). Procedural and Substantive Standards
  Environmental Rights: A "Human Right to a Healthy Environment"
  Applying Environmental Human Rights Law to Climate Change
  Concluding Comments
  ch. V UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and Human Rights Frameworks: Complementarities & Challenges
  Introduction
  "Do no harm:" A Core Obligation Common to MEAs and Human Rights
  Principle (or Duty) of International Cooperation
  Equity & "Common But Differentiated Responsibility"
  (a). Accommodating diversity: differential treatment
  (b). Common But Differentiated Responsibility
  (c). "Polluter pays" principle
  (d). Conclusions on human rights, equity and "Common But Differentiated Responsibility"
  Conclusions on Complementarities and Tensions
  ch. VI Potential Operational Implications & Areas for Further Research
  Frame for Policy Choices
  (a). Normative Focus on Human Welfare
  (b). Procedural human rights standards - improving decision-making processes
  (c). Substantive human rights standards - a focus on outcomes
  Strengthening Legal Accountability
  Quantitative Assessments of Human Rights Performance
  Engaging the Private Sector
  Technology Access and Transfer
  New International Instrument on Climate Change Displacement?
  ch. VII List Of References
  Annex I Key Impacts
  Annex II Parties To Human Rights And Climate Treaties.