Choosing a Future

Edited by Anna Grear, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Waikato, New Zealand and the late Conor Gearty, formerly Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Institute for Public Affairs, London School of Economics, UK

‘Congratulations to the editors , Anna Grear and Conor Gearty, on Choosing a Future: The Social and Legal Aspects of Climate Change. It is a fine publication and a superb contribution to a growing evidence base to support climate justice. I appreciate the hard work and dedication that went into such an ambitious publication; one that will certainly inform ongoing discussions on how to remedy the climate crisis. The focus as we approach 2015 must be on how to solve the climate crisis is a way that is fair and informed by human rights. This is the only approach that will ensure that climate actions are good for the planet and for people. This publication - and the Journal of Human Rights and the Environment generally - is a great contribution to the international discourse.’

• EDITORIALChoosing a Future: The Social and Legal Aspects of Climate ChangeAnna Grear and Conor Gearty INSIGHTS AND CONVERSATIONS: SPEAKING OF POLICYAn Interview with Connie Hedegaard, European UnionCommissioner for Climate ActionConor Gearty Social and Legal Aspects of Climate ChangeMary Robinson An interview with Mary Robinson, President of the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate JusticeConor Gearty ARTICLESClimate Ethics and Human RightsJohn H Knox Directional Climate Justice: The Normative Relationship BetweenMoral Claim Rights and Directed ObligationsMarcus Hedahl Changing Images Of Climate Change: Human Rights And Future GenerationsHenry Shue Trade in the Service of Climate Change Mitigation: The Question of LinkageOlivier De Schutter Towards ‘Climate Justice’? A Critical Reflection on Legal Subjectivityand Climate Injustice: Warning Signals, Patterned Hierarchies,Directions for Future Law and PolicyAnna Grear Climate Justice: The Claim of the PastStephen Humphreys Index