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Book Reviews
...an
excellent introduction to the topic...
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UK Environmental Law Association, E-Law journal, Issue 33, December
2006
... a timely, well
researched resource that will be of great value to anyone with an interest
in the topic – be they a potential plaintiff, defendant, judge or observer
in the gallery.
- John Scanlon, Vice
Chair, IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, Sydney (Foreword)
The book offers a
unique overview of climate change litigation in international law, mainly in
the context of the national legal systems operating in the United
States and Australia. Considering the relatively new topic addressed by the
book, the case law collection provided by the authors may be helpful for
consultation and comparison also among EU lawyers and stakeholders.
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Leonardo Massai, European Environmental Law website, 2007
The
book is well researched...Refreshingly the arguments
of climate sceptics are not ignored and their arguments are acknowledged as
being definite obstacles
for legal challenges...It seems likely that legal actions will continue to
have an important role to play in the grand scheme
of climate change control and this book provides an interesting introduction
to the issue. View
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C
Thomson, Queensland Lawyer (2007) 28 Qld Lawyer 36 (Thomson Legal
& Regulatory)
…an excellent all-round
introduction to this topic… highly original… the book will make a
substantial contribution in a field of growing importance.
- Dr Paul Babie,
Lecturer, School of Law, University of Adelaide
The book has broad
compass and seeks an admirable integration of scientific knowledge... and
legal processes.
- Prof Anthony
McMichael, Director, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health,
Australian National University, Canberra & co-author of WHO’s Climate
Change & Human Health: Risks & Responses (Foreword)
As an academic, general
practitioner and public health physician I found great value in the
multi-disciplinary approach found in this book. It is original in
content…well referenced and thought provoking…The effect of global warming
and ecological change on human health is a great challenge, exploring the
public and private legal options will be of great interest to many.
- Dr Nigel Stocks,
Acting Head & Director of Primary Health Care Research Evaluation &
Development Program, Dept of General Practice & Associate Dean (student)
Medical School, University of Adelaide
...a
very readable and important book outlining the
emergence of a new weapon to tackle the crisis of global warming, detailing
the various legal realms through which governments and corporations could be
held accountable…a very forthright dissection on the voluminous evidence
for global warming thus far accumulated, and a clear appraisal of the
position of the climate change sceptics.
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Pat O'Neil, Friends of the Earth in Chain Reaction, Issue 99 Mar 07
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