Abstract
The Paris Agreement is the most articulate and influential international legal agreement on climate change to date. However, despite record breaking levels of international participation, the future of the Agreement remains uncertain. United States President Donald Trump's decision to remain a part of the international community's efforts on climate change has the potential to affect the scope and scale of this acclaimed treaty. In this note, I discuss the development of the Paris agreement as compared to the Kyoto Protocol, and how its construction promises to facilitate successful implementation. Additionally, given the United States' prominent international role, I discuss the legal ways the Trump administration could leave Paris, as well as the legal and sociopolitical ramifications of a US withdrawal.
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Clark, Kayla
(2018)
"The Paris Agreement: Its Role in International Law and American Jurisprudence,"
Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law: Vol. 8:
Iss.
2, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/ndjicl/vol8/iss2/8
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