Mapping The Field

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cinnamon Carlarne ◽  
Kevin R. Gray ◽  
Richard Tarasofsky
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
International Climate ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
International Climate Change

This introductory chapter outlines the scope and development of international climate change law which addresses the unique nature of climate change and its complexities. The twentieth century saw the international community identifying and recognizing climate change as a global problem. Drawing from the basic tenets of international environmental law, the United Nations established two international legal frameworks that form the backbone of the international climate change regime—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC, as a framework instrument, sets the parameters for global discourse and provides an essential forum for dialogue and decision-making on climate change matters. It is extended and complimented by the Kyoto Protocol, which sets out legally binding emission reduction obligations for developed country parties, provides for a series of market-based mitigation tools, and generally adds further contour to the legal framework established under the UNFCCC.

scholarly journals Bērna tiesības zināt savu izcelsmi: tiesību apjoms un aktuālie problēmjautājumi

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Olga Šķerberga
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Right To Know ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
National Legislation ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Informācija par izcelsmi ir būtiska personas identitātes sastāvdaļa, tā ir viena no bērna pamattiesībām un ietilpst tiesības uz privātās dzīves aizsardzību tvērumā. Bērna tiesības zināt savu izcelsmi, tāpat kā tiesības uzaugt ģimenē vai tiesības tikt uzklausītam, ir viena no pamattiesībām, ko aizsargā starptautiskie akti. Tomēr šīs tiesības īstenošana nacionālajā līmenī pilnībā liegta bērniem, kuri ir adoptēti, dzimuši izmantojot donora dzimumšūnas, un glābējsilītē ievietotiem bērniem. The objective of the article is to analyse problems of legal frameworks of a child’s rights to know its origin in case of adoption, baby boxes and medically assisted fecundation, as well as to put forth amendments in the legislation if discrepancy is ascertained between international commitments of a state and regulation in the national legislation of a child’s rights to know its origin. Implementation of a child’s right to know its origin is analysed, examining the attitude of subjects of international public law – the United Nations and the Council of Europe in supervision of children’s legal interests; performing research of regulatory enactments, recommendations and directions, judgements of courts and comparing legal framework of a child’s rights to know its origin in the Republic of Latvia.

scholarly journals Deadlocks of International Climate Policy—An Assessment of the Copenhagen Climate Summit

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic Rudolph ◽  
Rie Watanabe ◽  
Christof Arens ◽  
Dagmar Kiyar ◽  
Hanna Wang-Helmreich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Climate Policy ◽  
Kyoto Protocol ◽  
Climate Regime ◽  
International Climate Policy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
International Climate ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Climate Convention

AbstractThis article analyses the negotiations on the future of the international climate regime at the United Nations Climate Summit in Copenhagen. It also discusses key issues in the ongoing business of implementing the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol. The article lays out the main issues at stake in the negotiations, contrasts divergences in interests amongst negotiating parties, and summarises the results achieved in Copenhagen. The report discusses these results in detail and concludes with an outlook on how the challenges ahead could be overcome.

The Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
International Law ◽  
National Level ◽  
First Century ◽  
Trading Systems ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Weather Patterns ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Legal Frameworks ◽  
International Climate Change

Climate change presents one of the greatest challenges of our time, and has become one of the defining issues of the twenty-first century. The radical changes which both developed and developing countries will need to make, in economic and in legal terms, to respond to climate change are unprecedented. International law, including treaty regimes, institutions, and customary international law, needs to address the myriad challenges and consequences of climate change, including variations in the weather patterns, sea level rise, and the resulting migration of peoples. This book provides an authoritative overview of all aspects of international climate change law as it currently stands, with guidance for how it should develop in the future. This book sets out to analyse the legal issues that surround this vitally important but still emerging area of international law. This book addresses the major legal dimensions of the problems caused by climate change: not only in the content and nature of the international legal frameworks, which need implementation at the national level, but also the development of carbon trading systems as a means of reducing the costs of meeting emission reduction targets. After an introduction to the field, the book assesses the relevant institutions, the key applicable principles of international law, the international mitigation regime and its consequences, and climate change litigation, before providing perspectives focused upon specific countries or regions.

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