Aimed at the increasing number of policy-makers, stakeholders, researchers, and other professionals working on climate change, this volume presents a detailed description and analysis of the international regime established in 1992 to combat the threat of global climate change. It provides a comprehensive accessible guide to a high-profile area of international law and politics, covering not only the obligations and rights of countries, but ongoing climate negotiations as well.

Aimed at the increasing number of policy-makers, stakeholders, researchers, and other professionals working on climate change, this volume presents a detailed description and analysis of the international regime established in 1992 to combat the threat of global climate change. It provides a comprehensive accessible guide to a high-profile area of international law and politics, covering not only the obligations and rights of countries, but ongoing climate negotiations as well.

* An enormous contribution to the understanding of climate negotiations - the most complex and challenging international regime to date
* Explains how governments need to organize ever more demanding multilateral negotiations successfully
* Essential reading for those involved in climate negotiations and in planning or participating in other high-level negotiations


The global negotiations over climate change involved over 180 countries and innumerable observers and other participants, addressing enormously complex and economically vital...