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"Contents" [2011] ELECD 256; in Faure, Michael; Peeters, Marjan (eds), "Climate Change Liability" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011)

Book Title: Climate Change Liability

Editor(s): Faure, Michael; Peeters, Marjan

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781849802864

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 4

Extract:

Contents
List of contributors ix
List of abbreviations xi

PART I INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction 3
Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters
1. Problem definition: reasons for this book 3
2. Methodology 5
3. Framework 8
4. Structure of the book 8
5. Contributors 10
6. Word of thanks 11

PART II CROSS-CUTTING THEMES

2 Liability with and liability from the precautionary principle in
climate change cases 15
Miriam Haritz
1. Scientific uncertainty in climate change 15
2. From scientific to legal uncertainty in climate change
liability 17
3. The scope of the precautionary principle as a tool to
handle uncertainty 19
4. The precautionary principle and climate change liability 21
5. The added value of the precautionary principle's
application to climate change liability 29
6. Final considerations 32
3 High noon: prevention of climate damage as the primary goal
of liability? 47
Jaap Spier




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vi Climate change liability

PART III EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

4 Liability of Member States and the EU in view of the
international climate change framework: between solidarity
and responsibility 55
Javier de Cendra de Larragán
1. Introduction 55
2. The principles of solidarity and loyal cooperation 56
3. The Kyoto Protocol, the EU bubble and responsibility
for lack of compliance 59
4. Compliance and the burden-sharing agreement for the
period 2012­2020 69
5. Conclusions on the principle of loyal cooperation in
relation to burden sharing 72
6. Possible extensions to the notion of burden sharing 73
7. Concluding remarks 81
5 The ...