| Constructing a Private Climate Change Lawsuit Under English Law: A Comparative Perspective Contributor(s): Kaminskaité-Salters, Giedré (Author) |
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ISBN: 9041132538 ISBN-13: 9789041132536 Publisher: Kluwer Law International OUR PRICE: $140.58 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Environmental - Law | International |
| Dewey: 341.7 |
| LCCN: 2010487645 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.4" W x 9.7" (1.20 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The issue of tortious liability for harm caused by climate change has risen to some prominence in recent legal literature. However, except for a few U.S. cases, litigation in this area remains dormant in most jurisdictions. Now, in anticipation of the likelihood - and desirability - of such litigation, this ground-breaking study examines the extent to which a claim brought by a private, public, or quasi-public claimant against a private defendant (such as a producer of fossil fuels or major emitter of greenhouse gases) alleging climate change-related damage, and based on one or more causes of action under the English law of torts, can be pursued in the English Courts. |