Climate Change Legislation in International Law

Seminar Paper , 2009 , 16 Pages , Grade: 1

Politics - Topic: Public International Law and Human Rights

In this work, not only scientific facts about the climate change and its reasons will be mentioned but also the impacts of recognising climate change as a “global concern” in International Law shall be
described.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Climate Change as a Global Concern
  • Climate Change as a Global Problem
  • Climate Change as a Global Concern
• International Climate Change Legislation
  • The Protection of the Atmosphere
    • The Trail Smelter Arbitration
    • The Concept of “shared resources”
    • The proposal to declare the global climate as “common heritage of humankind”
    • The climate change as “common concern of mankind”
  • Pollution Control
    • The Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment
    • The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol
    • The UN Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
• Impacts of the Recognition of Environmental Threats as a "Global Concern"
• Conclusions

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This work aims to explore the legal framework surrounding climate change as a global concern. It analyzes the legal and practical implications of recognizing climate change as a global threat that requires international cooperation for effective mitigation and adaptation.

• The concept of "global concern" in international law
• The role of international legislation in addressing climate change
• The impact of recognizing climate change as a "common concern of mankind"
• The development of customary international law in response to climate change
• The effectiveness of international measures in mitigating climate change

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The introduction provides an overview of the scientific evidence for climate change, its potential impacts, and the need for global action. It discusses the concept of "global concerns" in international law and its relevance to climate change.

Chapter 2 focuses on climate change as a global problem, examining its effects on different regions and highlighting the need for collective action. It explores the concept of "global concern" as a legal framework for responding to global threats that require international cooperation.

Chapter 3 examines the international legislation already in place to address climate change as a global concern. It focuses on the protection of the atmosphere, analyzing the evolution of legal concepts from the Trail Smelter Arbitration to the "common concern of mankind" principle. It also discusses the role of pollution control measures, including the Stockholm Declaration and the Vienna Convention.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This work focuses on key concepts such as climate change, global concern, international law, environmental law, international legislation, common concern of mankind, shared resources, transboundary pollution, pollution control, customary international law, and international cooperation.

• College: University of Graz
• Grade: 1
• Author: Anton Mortier (Author)
• Publication Year: 2009
• Pages: 16
• Catalog Number: V171748
• ISBN (eBook): 9783640913619
• ISBN (Book): 9783640912407
• Language: English
• Tags: climate, change, legislation, international