The Precautionary Principle - International Law and Climate Change

Table of Contents

Abstract.

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. Scope and Research Objectives
1.2. Conceptual Framework, Method and Materials.
1.3. Limitations of the Study.
1.4. Literature Review

Chapter 2 Climate Change: The reality of a warming planet
2.1. Introduction
2.2. The Tragedy of the Global Commons
2.3. The Science of Climate Change
2.4. Historical Development
2.4.1. Consensus Building
2.4.2. Consolidation of Expert Knowledge
2.4.3. The Road to New York
2.5. Establishment of a Global Climate Regime

Chapter 3 The Precautionary Principle
3.1. Introduction
3.2. The Origin of the Precautionary Principle
3.3. Historical Development
3.4. The Precautionary Principle under Climate Change Regime
3.5. Different Formulations of Precaution
3.6. Criteria for Precautionary Action
3.7. Issues and Defences
3.8. Analysis of the Definition of Precautionary Principle under International Law
3.9. Standard of Proof

Chapter 4 The Precautionary Principle and Climate Change.
4.1. Uncertainty factor.
4.2. The Precautionary Approach to global warming
4.3. Wait-and-see Approach
4.4. Impacts of Global Warming
4.5. The Role of Global Community

Chapter 5 The Precautionary Principle and International Law.
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Sources of international Law
5.3. Customary International Law.
5.4. Definition and Elements of International Custom
5.5. Analysis of the Precautionary Principle as Custom.

Chapter 6. Conclusions

References

Table of Cases

Table of Treaties and Declarations

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