Narratives of hunger in international law : feeding the world in times of climate change / Anne Saab, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
This book explores the role that the language of international law plays in constructing understandings - or narratives - of hunger in the context of climate change. The story is told through a specific case study of genetically engineered seeds purportedly made to be 'climate-ready'. Two narratives...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in international and comparative law (Cambridge, England : 1996) ;
140. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 202 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction: Feeding the world in times of climate change
- Climate change, narratives of hunger, and international law
- Tackling hunger through international climate change law
- The seed wars and intellectual property rights
- Human rights, climate change, and the right to food
- How international law upholds fundamental assumptions about hunger
- Conclusion: Narratives and international law.