Climate Change Liability/ edited by Michael Faure, Marjan Peeters

PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters PART II: CROSS-CUTTING THEMES 2. Liability with and Liability from the Precautionary Principle in Climate Change Cases Miriam Haritz3. High Noon: Prevention of Climate Damage as the Primary Goal of Liability? Jaap Spier PART III: EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 4. Liability of Member States and the EU in View of the International Climate Change Framework: Between Solidarity and Responsibility Javier de Cendra de Larragan 5. The Regulatory Approach of the EU in View of Liability for Climate Change Damage Marjan Peeters 6. Potential Liability of European States Under the ECHR for Failure to Take Appropriate Measures with a View on Adaptation to Climate Change Armelle Gouritin PART IV: NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON CIVIL LIABILITY 7. Climate Change Litigation in the UK: Its Feasibility and Prospects Giedre Kaminskaite-Salters 8. Liability for Climate Change-Related Damage in Domestic Courts: Claims for Compensation in the USA Elena Kosolapova 9. Civil Liability for Global Warming in the Netherlands Chris van Dijk 10. Will Civil Society Take Climate Changers to Court? A Perspective from Dutch Law Phon van den Biesen 11. Governmental Liability: An Incentive for Appropriate Adaptation? Ben Schueler PART V: CONCLUSION 12. Concluding Remarks Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters