The Kyoto Protocol in the EU

European Community and Member States under International and European Law
2011
ISBN: 978-90-6704-982-5
Verlag: T.M.C. Asser Press

Buch, Englisch, 431 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 680 g

The participation of the European Community and the Member States in the international climate change regimes is a complex issue. In the case of the Kyoto Protocol, this is rendered more complicated by the fact that for the purposes of Article 4 of the Kyoto Protocol, the membership of the European Community and Member States is frozen at a particular point in time.


The result of this is that under International Law the European Community and a part of the Member States (EU15) have agreed to jointly fulfil some of those obligations whereas under Community Law all Member States share a certain degree of responsibility to meet the obligations created by the Kyoto Protocol.



This book analyses in great detail the Kyoto Protocol and its obligations, as well as the discrepancies between International Law and Community Law in that regard. The book is a useful tool for academics, practitioners, consultants and all stakeholders operating in the field of environmental law and climate change.



Leonardo Massai is a legal expert and lecturer in International and EU Environmental Law and Climate Change.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Massai, Leonardo

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Verwaltungs-, Umwelt- und Gesundheitsrecht
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The EU enlargement; 2. The International Climate Regime; 3. EC, new Member States and the Kyoto Protocol; 4. The flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol; 5. EC compliance with the International Climate Regime; 6. The EC principle of loyal cooperation and the obligations of the Kyoto Protocol; 7. Conclusions.