Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters -- Liability with and Liability from the Precautionary Principle in Climate Change Cases / Miriam Haritz -- High Noon : Prevention of Climate Damage as the Primary Goal of Liability? / Jaap Spier -- Liability of Member States and the EU in View of the International Climate Change Framework : Between Solidarity and Responsibility / Javier de Cendra de Larragán -- The Regulatory Approach in the EU in View of Liability for Climate Change Damage / Marjan Peeters -- Potential Liability of European States Under the ECHR for Failure to Take Appropriate Measures with a View on Adaptation to Climate Change / Armelle Gourtin -- Climate Change Litigation in the UK : Its Feasibility and Prospects / Giedre Kaminskaite-Salters -- Liability for Climate Change-Related Damage in Domestic Courts : Claims for Compensation Within the USA / Elena Kosolapova -- Civil Liability for Global Warming in The Netherlands / Chris van Dijk -- Will Civil Society Take Climate Changers to Court? : a Perspective from Dutch Law / Phon Van den Biesen -- Governmental Liability : an Incentive for Appropriate Adaptation? / Ben Schueler -- Concluding Remarks / Michael Faure and Marjan Peeters.