Does anthropogenic climate change violate human rights?

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 14 (2):99-124 (2011)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

Early discussions of ?climate justice? have been dominated by economists rather than political philosophers. More recently, analytical liberal political philosophers have joined the debate. However, the philosophical discussion of climate justice remains in its early stages. This paper considers one promising approach based on human rights, which has been advocated recently by several theorists, including Simon Caney, Henry Shue and Tim Hayward. A basic argument supporting the claim that anthropogenic climate change violates human rights is presented. Four objections to this argument are examined: the ?future persons? objection; the ?risk? objection; the ?collective causation? objection; and the ?demandingness? objection. This critical examination leads to a more detailed specification and defence of the claim that anthropogenic climate change violates human rights

Similar books and articles

Justice and Climate Change: Toward a Libertarian Analysis.Dan C. Shahar - 2009 - The Independent Review 14 (2):219-237.
Human Engineering and Climate Change.S. Matthew Liao, Anders Sandberg & Rebecca Roache - 2012 - Ethics, Policy and Environment 15 (2):206 - 221.
Climate change and the future: Discounting for time, wealth, and risk.Simon Caney - 2009 - Journal of Social Philosophy 40 (2):163-186.
The Normative Root of the Climate Change Problem.Stephen James Purdey - 2012 - Ethics and the Environment 17 (2):75-96.
Climate Change, Responsibility, and Justice.Dale Jamieson - 2010 - Science and Engineering Ethics 16 (3):431-445.
Doom, Gloom and Empty Tombs: Climate Change and Fear.Byron Smith - 2011 - Studies in Christian Ethics 24 (1):77-91.
Global Justice and Global Climate Change.Duane Windsor - 2009 - Proceedings of the International Association for Business and Society 20:23-34.
On the concept of climate debt: its moral and political value.Jonathan Pickering & Christian Barry - 2012 - Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 15 (5):667-685.

Analytics

Added to PP
2013-11-23

Downloads
628 (#24,822)

6 months
105 (#32,243)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Citations of this work

Climate Change Justice.Darrel Moellendorf - 2015 - Philosophy Compass 10 (3):173-186.
Climate Justice and Capabilities: A Framework for Adaptation Policy.David Schlosberg - 2012 - Ethics and International Affairs 26 (4):445-461.
Climate Change and Ethics.Tim Hayward - 2012 - Nature Climate Change 2:843–848.

View all 26 citations / Add more citations

References found in this work

Reasons and Persons.Derek Parfit - 1984 - Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press.
The Morality of Freedom.Joseph Raz - 1986 - Oxford, GB: Oxford University Press.
World Poverty and Human Rights.Thomas Pogge - 2002 - Ethics and International Affairs 19 (1):1-7.

View all 26 references / Add more references