Fraundorfer, M (2017) The Role of Cities in Shaping Transnational Law in Climate Governance. Global Policy, 8 (1). pp. 23-31. ISSN 1758-5880
Abstract
Today, many human rights norms are promoted and reinforced as transnational law in transnational settings involving a multiplicity of state and non‐state actors. Over the last few years, debates about constitutionalising a human right to an adequate environment as a legal instrument to confront the devastating consequences of climate change have steadily grown. While the role of states and non‐state actors from civil society in promoting human rights legislation is widely acknowledged, the role of cities remains largely unexplored. Cities are major greenhouse gas emitters, profoundly affected by the various consequences of climate change, with more than half of the world population living in urban environments. By providing a brief overview of the principal activities of the largest city networks on climate action, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the C40 Climate Action Leadership Group – the article argues that cities have turned into crucial actors in shaping and promoting environmental rights, essentially a human right to an adequate environment.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 University of Durham and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Fraundorfer, M. (2017), The Role of Cities in Shaping Transnational Law in Climate Governance. Glob Policy, 8: 23-31. doi:10.1111/1758-5899.12365, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-5899.12365. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 Nov 2018 11:33 |
Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2018 10:24 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1758-5899.12365 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:138940 |