Interpreting 'dangerous' in the United Nations framework convention on climate change and the human rights of Inuit

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 265-274

  Crowley, Paul ^a  

^a International Development Law Organization   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arctic; Dangerous climate change; Human rights; Inuit

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952105551     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-010-0188-3     Document Type: Article

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