Criminal Law as a Potential and Necessary Means to Fight the Global Climate Crisis?   全文下載

刑法是應對全球氣候危機潛在而必要的手段？

氣候變遷使國家與國際採取緊急法律行動變得必要，以保護地球並確保永續的全球合作。「氣候中立」概念係以平衡正負碳排放量，有效地應對氣候變遷為目標，要求制定一部有效的氣候刑法，以限制破壞氣候行為的同時，並平衡個人自由與氣候保護。法釋義學的取徑固然重要，但其於定義保護客體、證明因果關係和解決社會效益問題方面，卻遭遇困難。制度面上，氣候刑法的發展必須有國家社群的參與，承認大氣是共享資源，因此全球管轄與跨國合作十分關鍵。

Climate change necessitates urgent legal action at both national and international levels to protect the planet and ensure sustainable global cooperation. The concept of“climate neutrality”, which aims to balance positive and negative emissions to combat climate change effectively, demands the establishment of an effective Climate Criminal Law which should limit climatedamaging behaviours while reconciling individual liberties with climate protection. While dogmatic approaches are essential, they encounter difficulties in defining the object of protection, proving causality and addressing social utility concerns. On an institutional level, the development of climate criminal law must involve the community of states, acknowledging that the atmosphere is a shared resource. Therefore, global jurisdiction and transnational cooperation are essential.