Narratives of Hunger in International Law - Feeding the World in Times of Climate Change

An examination of how international law fails to challenge fundamental assumptions and address practical issues of hunger and climate change.

List of contents

Prologue; 1. Climate change, narratives of hunger, and international law; 2. Tackling hunger through international climate change law; 3. The seed wars and intellectual property rights; 4. Human rights, climate change, and the right to food; 5. How international law upholds fundamental assumptions about hunger; Conclusion: narratives and international law.

About the author

Anne Saab is an Assistant Professor in International Law at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, as well as Co-Director of the Institute's LL.M. programme. Prior to joining the Graduate Institute, she completed a Ph.D. in International Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2015, an LL.M. from King's College London in 2009, and an LL.B. from Leiden University in 2008. Prior to entering academia, Anne Saab worked as a policy officer and legal counsel at the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Foreign Office. Her research interests focus on food, environment, and more recently on emotions and international law.

Summary

This book looks at the problem of hunger in the face of climate change. It addresses the role that international law plays in constructing an understanding of climate change-induced hunger and consequently in devising solutions. It sheds light on the important function of international legal language, for lawyers and non-lawyers alike.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Saab, Anne (Graduate Institute of International an Saab, Anne (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Saab
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781108473378
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47337-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law; Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in Internati; Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; LAW / International, International Relations, Public International Law, Food security & supply, Food security and supply