Environmental Loss and Damage in a Comparative Law Perspective (Paperback)

Barbara Pozzo

ISBN 10: 1839700262 / ISBN 13: 9781839700262

Published by Intersentia Ltd, Cambridge, 2021

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Paperback. This book analyzes the regulation of environmental loss and damage. It does so from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective, examining both public and private law aspects. It delves into conceptual and specific legal issues concerning liability, compensation and restoration of damage in different sectors and jurisdictions, as well as taking into account the contributions of economic analysis in this field of regulation.Specific attention has been devoted to the role that liability and insurance may play in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, as well as the prevention of damage from natural hazards. The scope of analysis encompasses national as well as supranational and international regimes. In particular, there are two interrelated and very promising developments in the evolving understandings in this field that merit special focus: possible legal transplants and ''cross-fertilization'' between legal systems, on the one hand; and the current dialectic between global and local law in the environmental field, on the other. This book analyzes the legal issues arising from and relating to environmental loss and damage. It does so from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective, examining both public and private law aspects. It takes into consideration specific legal issues concerning liability, compensation and restoration of damage in different sectors and jurisdictions. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Environmental Loss and Damage in a Comparative Law Perspective (Paperback)
• Publisher: Intersentia Ltd, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1839700262
• ISBN 13: 9781839700262
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book analyzes the regulation of environmental loss and damage. It does so from a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective, examining both public and private law aspects. It delves into conceptual and specific legal issues concerning liability, compensation and restoration of damage in different sectors and jurisdictions, as well as taking into account the contributions of economic analysis in this field of regulation.Specific attention has been devoted to the role that liability and insurance may play in terms of mitigation and adaptation to climate change, as well as the prevention of damage from natural hazards. The scope of analysis encompasses national as well as supranational and international regimes. In particular, there are two interrelated and very promising developments in the evolving understandings in this field that merit special focus: possible legal transplants and ''cross-fertilization'' between legal systems, on the one hand; and the current dialectic between global and local law in the environmental field, on the other.

About the Author

Barbara Pozzo is Professor of Private Comparative Law at Insubria University, Italy. She coordinates the interdisciplinary PhD program in Law and Human Sciences at the university. She is also Director of the Summer School Program in Comparative Environmental Law.Valentina Jacometti is Associate Professor of Private Comparative Law at Insubria University, Italy. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of Rivista giuridica dell'Ambiente''.