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- Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons
- Cambridge Studies on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance
- Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties and Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Purposes of, and Approaches to, International Liability
- 3 Definition and Valuation of Compensable Environmental Damage
- 4 Allocation of Liability for Environmental Harm in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 5 Standards of Liability
- 6 Standing to Bring Claims for Environmental Harm in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 7 Access to Remedies
- 8 Insurance and Compensation Funds
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 August 2023
- Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons
- Cambridge Studies on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance
- Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Table of Treaties and Instruments
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Purposes of, and Approaches to, International Liability
- 3 Definition and Valuation of Compensable Environmental Damage
- 4 Allocation of Liability for Environmental Harm in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 5 Standards of Liability
- 6 Standing to Bring Claims for Environmental Harm in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction
- 7 Access to Remedies
- 8 Insurance and Compensation Funds
- 9 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In the concluding chapter, we take stock of the legal developments that are likely to shape the implementation and further development of liability rules and process in areas beyond national jurisdiction. We argue that the developments in relation to state obligations of due diligence, the widening scope of compensable damages and the potential for more inclusive rights of standing, as well as rights for states to take response measures in areas beyond national jurisdiction, provides a strengthened foundation for a more robust system of state responsibility for environmental harm in areas beyond national jurisdiction. In recognizing that the approaches to civil liability in areas beyond national jurisdiction remain underdeveloped, we examine the central challenges that remain, as well as some modest pathways towards stronger legal accountability for environmental harm in the global commons.
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- Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons , pp. 251 - 264Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023