This book provides a comparative, socio-legal analysis of global climate change laws and policies in the European Union and the United States, shedding light on the disparate legal and political strategies being used to address climate change in these two regions and the likely successes and failures of current policy strategies. INDICE: Part I: The Politics of International Climate Change; 1: The Role of the United States and the European Union in International Climate ChangePolitics; Part II: Climate Change Law and Policy in the USA; 2: Climate Change Laws and Policies in the United States; 3: Sub-Federal Climate Change Law & Policy-making in the United States; 4: Alternative Forms of Climate Change Law& Policy-making in the United States; Part III: Climate Change Law and Policyin the European Union; 5: Climate Change Laws and Policies in the European Union; 6: Member State Climate Change Laws & Policies in the European Union; Part IV: A Comparison of United States' and European Union's Climate Change Laws and Policies; 7: United States and European Union Climate Change Laws and Policies Compared; 8: Socio-Legal Factors Influencing Climate Change Law and Policy-making in the United States and European Union; Part V: The Future of International Climate Change Policies; 9: Conclusions & the Way Forward
- ISBN: 978-0-19-955341-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 408
- Fecha Publicación: 26/08/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés