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050 00 $aK3585.5$b.S52 2012
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245 00 $aShaping the law for global crises :$bthoughts about the role the law could play to come to grips with the major challenges of our time /$cJaap Spier ; Elbert de Jong, [editors].
260 $aThe Hague, Netherlands :$bEleven International Pub. ;$aPortland, OR :$bSold and distributed in USA and Canada, International Specialized Book Services,$cc2012.
300 $axiv, 277 p. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aLegal perspectives for global challenges ;$v1
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 247-269).
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Climate change -- The doom of unsustainability in other fields -- The financial crisis and its aftermath -- A remarkable meeting of minds -- Introduction : could the law serve as crowbar to come to grips with climate change? -- The vital role of the judiciary -- Enforceable obligation towards future generations? -- Precautionary principle -- Legal bases for litigation (in case need would be) -- The law in ever growing imbalance -- How far should GHG-emissions be reduced? -- Liability of others -- Defenses -- Causation -- Remedies -- Criminal response -- Other strategies -- The imprtance of collecting the "right" information -- A search for the right allies -- How to deal with financial crises, (un)sustainable development and the eradication of poverty? -- Law reform desirable -- Epilogue.
650 0 $aClimatic changes$xLaw and legislation.
650 0 $aSustainable development$xLaw and legislation.
650 0 $aFinancial crises.
650 0 $aPoverty.
700 1 $aSpier, Jaap,$d1950-
700 1 $aDe Jong, Elbert.
830 0 $aLegal perspectives for global challenges ;$v1.