Paper by ELS PhD researcher published in Journal of Environmental Law of the University of Chile
Tue 1 September 2020
A paper by a PhD researcher at the Edinburgh Law School, Pedro Cisterna Gaete, has been published in the Journal of Environmental Law of the University of Chile (SCOPUS). The paper, entitled "La esencialidad del principio de responsabilidades comunes pero diferenciadas en el régimen internacional del cambio climático", is written in Spanish and appears in the 13th edition of the journal.
The paper analyses and argues the essentiality of the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities in the evolution of the international climate change regime. It develops an examination from its incorporation into the United Framework Convention on Climate Change to its current relevance in the progress of the climate change regime. The article analyses the origin of the principle, focuses on the legitimacy of the principle within the climate change regime, and confronts some of its critics. The article also proposes some comments regarding the role and importance that the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities can have in the future of the climate regime.
In addition to publication of the paper, Pedro also presented his work to the Chilean Annual Conference of Environmental Law on the 30th of July via Zoom, which was attended online by more than 500 people.