Routledge Handbook of Private Law and Sustainability

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Synopsis

The Routledge Handbook of Private Law and Sustainability reflects on how the law can help tackle the current environmental challenges and make our societies more resilient to future crises.Sustainability has been high on the political agenda since the approval of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 and the EU Green Deal in 2019. The Green Agenda aims at making Europe the first climate‑neutral continent by 2050, but humanity persists in an ecological overshoot that puts at risk the survival of species, including that of our own. Drawing together a selection of leading thinkers in the field, this Handbook provides a curated overview of the most recent and relevant discussions for private lawyers related to environmental and sustainability concerns. The authors delve into case study examples from 20 countries in Europe and beyond and discuss a wide range of issues, including new property law and consumer law paradigms, the use of legal tech for promoting sustainable property management, strategies for fighting planned obsolescence, eco‑design, the servitisation economy, advances on corporate climate litigation and mandated green private sludges. Overall, the volume is designed to empower new generations of legal scholars to take an active role in the transition to a more sustainable future. It will also assist policymakers in producing better policy, through pinpointing the main legal issues that need to be addressed and offering a comparative overview of legal solutions and best practices.Divided into six key parts and overseen by a team of internationally recognised expert editors, this Handbook will be an essential resource for students, scholars, private lawyers and policymakers who wish to have a comprehensive, fundamental overview of how environmental sustainability concerns reflect on private law.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
Author:
Marta Santos Silva, Andrea Nicolussi, Christiane Wendehorst, Pablo Salvador Coderch, Marc Clément, Fryderyk Zoll
ISBN:
9781040037430
Related ISBNs:
9781032662046, 9781032662008, 9781040037423
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Pages:
690
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2024-06-09
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2024
Copyright by:
selection and editorial matter, Marta Santos Silva, Andrea Nicolussi, Christiane Wendehorst, Pablo Salvador Coderch, Marc Clément and Fryderyk Zoll 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Earth Sciences, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Politics and Government