Debating climate law

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What role could or should the law play in dealing with the climate emergency? in this innovative volume, leading scholars explore.
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Cambridge University Press978-1-108-84015-6 — Debating Climate LawEdited by Benoit Mayer, Alexander ZaharFrontmatterMore Informationwww.cambridge.org© in this web service Cambridge University PressDEBATINGCLIMATELAWWhatrolecouldorshouldthelawplayindealingwiththeclimateemergency?Inthisinnovativevolume,leadingscholarsexplorefundamentaldebatesatthefrontierofclimatechangelawscholarship.Theyaddressthekeyareasofscholarlydisagreementaboutwhatclimatechangelawis,thelegalrulesitconsistsof,andhowtheserulescouldbeimplementedintherealworld.Thefirsteleventopicsaredebatedbyteamsofscholarsexpressingdiametricallyoppositepointsofviewoneachtopic,intraditionaldebatingstyle;thelastsevenchaptersarepresentedasanindividualauthor’sownreflectiononatopicthatcannotreadilybereducedtoabinarydebate.Eachsectioniswritteninanaccessibleandthought-provokingway,emphasizingclearlinesofargumentation.Thedebating-styleformatisdesignedtostimulatestudentstothinkcriticallyandlogicallyaboutthelawandtofireupdebateinandoutofclass.beno...