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Showing 1 to 20 of 247 for “"Environmental Law"”.
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Human population control and environmental law
… examine the link between population growth and environmental problems and also statistics concerning human numbers. The actual term Population Law will be discussed and definitions provided to assess its scope and relevance to environmental law. The development of human population growth as a …
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Ratione et Consilio: Magistrates and Environmental Law
… Association. As an approach to the resolution of environmental cases this ought to be a satisfactory basis. However the reality is much more complex. By a combination of history, policy and jurisprudence the magistrates' courts find themselves dealing with cases which do not easily fit within …
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A psychological perspective on international environmental law
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Class actions within the field of environmental law
… the environment has spread world wide. Today, environmental law is an important issue of every government and legislature, as well as a concern of many, individuals and environmental groups. Technological and industrial development rule today's societies in growing dimensions. The increasing …
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THE ENFORCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN ENGLAND AND WALES
The control of environmentally damaging activities has become one of the most important areas for concern in recent years. The amount of legislation relating to this subject area has increased several-fold, with European Directives and domestic laws being introduced in response to pressure from a …
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Development of an Environmental Law Curriculum for Kosovo Universities
This paper aims to improve environmental problem solving in Kosovo by introducing an environmental law course to the Kosovo university system. No school in Kosovo currently teaches environmental law and lawyers practicing environmental litigation are nonexistent. There are not many experts who can …
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Development of an Environmental Law Curriculum for Kosovo Universities
This paper aims to improve environmental problem solving in Kosovo by introducing an environmental law course to the Kosovo university system. No school in Kosovo currently teaches environmental law and lawyers practicing environmental litigation are nonexistent. There are not many experts who can …
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An analysis of United States environmental law within the maritime jurisdiction
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1998.
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Pollution control, administrative discretion and science: a journey through the maze of environmental law
This thesis explores the interface between environmental regulatory discretion and scientific complexities. Two key observations about the nature of scientific information are made which lead to the argument in this thesis that science must be made more explicit in environmental decision making …
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The precautionary principle in environmental law governing the offshore oil and gas exploitation industry
… major legal instruments of public international law, the regional law of the North East Atlantic area and UK national law which govern the environmental effects of the offshore oil and gas industry. There are two components of this paper. The first is a review to determine if a discernible legal …
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Is South Africa on the road to achieving sustainable agriculture? : An environmental law perspective
The appearance and development of the concept of sustainable agriculture in international legal discourse has taken place in a period of human history characterised by elevated understanding of the complex relationship between humanity and its surrounding environment.
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Impact of environmental law enforcement on deforestation, land use and natural regeneration in the Brazilian Amazon
… these challenges present two of the greatest environmental challenges of all time. Nevertheless, Brazil has recently adopted policies that have greatly reduced forest loss over the past decade or more. A strong combination of different policies and actors have made this achievement possible, …
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A comparative review of German and South African environmental law with special reference to pollution control
… · and remedies of German and South African environmental law are examined, as far as they are relevant for pollution control. The purpose is to investigate whether the two countries can learn from each other. In the beginning three principles are discussed which have been formative on German …
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The Protection of the Environment in Occupied Territory under International Humanitarian Law, International Human Rights Law and International Environmental Law
… is now widely acknowledged. International law has established various treaties that address the relationship between military activities and environmental damage during active hostilities, providing protection in such situations. However, the effectiveness of public international law in …
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Uncertainty, Risk and the (in)Applicability of the Precautionary Principle: Reassessing the Scope of Precaution and Prevention in International Environmental Law
… of precaution has been widely endorsed in environmental treaties since its inclusion in the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, as a legal principle, it has been framed in such vastly dissimilar ways that it continues to generate significant disagreement over its precise nature, …
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Access to justice in environmental law: An investigation of the locus standi of environmental pressure groups in English law and the creation of an environmental court
… mere presence had had some effect. Much of the environmental policy of the European Union and thus of the United Kingdom has been instigated by individuals. The environmental movement is an example of change being instigated from the bottom rather than the top (see Hague Manual of Environmental …
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The legality and feasibility of the use of compulsory licensing under the trips agreement to facilitate the transfer of environmentally sound technologies under the UNFCCC regime
… of the climate system. However, the transfer of environmentally sound technologies between countries, part of the broader concept known as technology transfer, faces challenges related to intellectual property rights. Developing nations argue that intellectual property rights hinder technology …
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THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE & COMPLEX SOVEREIGNTY: USING THE PATHWAYS FRAMEWORK TO EXPLAIN DOMESTIC POLICY OUTCOMES
… international norms within international environmental law. Yet, despite the vexing conceptual uncertainties confronting the precautionary principle, it is repeatedly invoked by policy makers and incorporated within international and domestic environmental law and agreements. This thesis …
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The development, regulation and enforcement of water pollution law - a participatory role for individuals and environmental groups?
… thesis examines participation by individuals and environmental groups in the present system of environmental law by focusing on water pollution law. The objectives are to ascertain whether the current law on water pollution as contained in the common law and statutory law adequately provides for …
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