Climate change and the UN security council / edited by Shirley V. Scott, and Charlotte Ku.

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Edited by Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku, this forward-looking book examines the scope and options for the United Nations Security Council to respond to climate insecurity. A cross-disciplinary team of experts addresses the range of political and legal considerations involved, including, the scop...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing (Publisher)
Other Authors: Scott, Shirley V. (Editor)
Ku, Charlotte, 1950- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2018.
Subjects:
Climate change mitigation > International cooperation.
Electronic books.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource – MSU authorized users (Elgar Online)
Connect to online resource MSU authorized users (Elgar Online)
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Foreword / Francesco Femia, Co-Founder and President, Center for Climate and Security, and Caitlin E. Werrell, Co-Founder and President, Center for Climate and Security
  • 1. The UN Security Council and global action on climate change / Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku
  • 2. Climate change as a 'threat to international peace and security' / Christopher K. Penny
  • 3. Climate change and economic measures: one assumption and one scenario too many ... / Francesco Sindico and Mallory Orme
  • 4. The creation of a climate change court or tribunal / Patrick J. Keenan, Shirley V. Scott and Charlotte Ku
  • 5. 'Climate migration' and the Security Council / Frédéric Mégret and Benoît Mayer
  • 6. The United Nations Security Council's legislative and enforcement powers and climate change / Alan Boyle, Jacques Hartmann, and Annalisa Savaresi
  • 7. Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into peace missions / Paul F. Diehl
  • 8. The EU's distinctive approach to climate security / Shahrazad Far and Richard Youngs
  • 9. The UN Security Council's role in developing a responsibility to respond to the climate change challenge / Charlotte Ku
  • 10. Contested legitimacy: the UN Security Council and climate change / Martin Binder and Monika Heupel
  • 11. The attitude of the P5 towards a climate change response by the council / Shirley V. Scott
  • 12. Conclusions: a climate change role for the council? / Charlotte Ku and Shirley V. Scott
  • Index.