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Geopolitics of Regionalism and Climate Change Soft Law Legitimacy: Some Australian Views of Mitigation and Adaptation

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posted on 2023-05-23, 17:29 authored by Richard HerrRichard Herr
President Ólafur Grímsson used his opening address to underscore the point that climate change is a common global challenge that requires the world to unite in a common purpose to meet. However, there are clearly significant problems even where his framing of the issue is accepted. The present Government of Australia has accepted the commonality of the threat of climate change and the need for a common purpose in confronting it. Nevertheless, Canberra continues to encounter criticism regarding its efforts to make its contribution internationally to a soft law regime to address the problem. Much of this criticism has come from its nearest neighbours who do not regard the Australian efforts as supportive of their interpretation of the necessary common purpose.

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Publication title

Proceedings from the 6th NRF Open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland

Editors

Bigrass, Gunnarsson & Oddsdottir

Pagination

1-11

Department/School

Faculty of Law

Publisher

Northern Research Forum

Place of publication

online

Event title

6th NRF Open Assembly

Event Venue

Hveragerði, Iceland

Date of Event (Start Date)

2011-09-03

Date of Event (End Date)

2011-09-06

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Justice and the law not elsewhere classified

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