Ecological integrity in science and law. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Laura Westra, Klaus Bosselmann, Matteo Fermeglia, editors.
• Other Names: Westra, Laura; Bosselmann, Klaus; Fermeglia, Matteo
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Ecological Integrity: Climate Change and Water Issues -- Lessons Learned from IPCC's Underestimation of Climate Change Impacts About the Need for a Precautionary Climate Change Science -- 1 Recent Evidence That IPCC Is Underestimating Climate Change Impacts -- 2 Why Is IPCC Underestimating Climate Impacts? -- 3 The Ethical Duty to Engage in Precautionary Climate Change Science -- References -- Animal Based Industries and Climate Change -- 1 The Contribution of Food to Climate Change -- 2 The Impact on the Environment 3 Meat Consumption and Market Strategy -- 4 The "Tobacco Litigation" as a Possible Model for Future Suits Against Animal-Based Food Industries -- 5 A New Dietary Culture -- References -- Climate Science Before the Courts: Turning the Tide in Climate Change Litigation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Climate Science in Climate Litigation? -- 2.1 GHG Emission Pathways -- 2.2 Carbon Budget -- 2.3 Attribution of Historic GHG Emissions to Specific Entities -- 3 Climate Science in Courtrooms -- 3.1 Urgenda Foundation v. The Kingdom of the Netherlands 3.2 Gloucester Resource Limited v. Minister for Planning -- 3.3 Lliuya v. RWE -- 4 Conclusion: Is Climate Science Turning the Tide? -- References -- 'Thieves, Shady Deals and Murder': Water Theft, Buy-Backs and Fish Kills in the Murray Darling Basin of Australia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 'Thieves': Water Theft -- 3.1 Barlow's Case -- 4 'Shady Deals': Water Buy-Backs -- 4.1 Kia-Ora/Clyde -- 4.2 Tandou -- 5 'Murder': Fish Kills -- 5.1 Fish Kills and Excessive Water Abstractions -- 5.2 The SDL -- 6 Conclusion -- 6.1 Legal and Non-Legal Tools -- 6.2 The Rationalist Fallacy 6.3 Getting Into the Skin of Others -- 6.4 Cutting in Line -- 6.5 Re-Engaging Government -- 6.6 Science-Led Law and Governance -- References -- Legislative Citations -- Case Citation -- Refugees at Sea in a Hostile World -- 1 Migrants and Refugees Before the Twentieth Century -- 2 Refugees in the Twentieth Century -- 3 The UN Refugee System -- 4 The European Architecture of Refuge -- 5 The Breakdown of the EU Asylum Regime in 2015 -- 6 The Duty to Save Lives at Sea -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Public Health and Ecointegrity Using Science and Law to Promote Humans' Biological Integrity -- 1 Human Biological Integrity -- 2 Chronic Diseases -- 3 The Law's Contribution to Health Protections -- 4 The Developmental Origins of Disease -- 5 Occupational Risks to Adults and Children -- 6 Institutional Interventions -- 7 Some Scientific Policies and Research That Assist Quicker Assessments of Toxicants -- 8 Going Forward to Better Protect the Public -- References -- Epidemiology and Public Health Under Siege: In Whose Best Interests? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Precaution and the Precautionary Principle
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Subjects: 344.04/6; Environmental law; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Public health & preventive medicine; International environmental law; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Medical -- Public Health; Law -- International; Environmental law; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030462598; 3030462595
• Related ISBNs: 9783030462581; 3030462587
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