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Oct 2019
34m 35s

Climate Change and the Rule of Law

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Despite three decades of legal development, existing systems of law fail to provide effective foundations for limiting climate change. The inadequacy of existing systems of law is thrown into relief and compounded by ongoing debates centered around who we are, and how we should relate to one another as national and international citizens. Even as climate law ... Show More
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