Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738178545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738178545
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Ethics and Environment. Éthique et environnement
Author: Peter KempPublisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643908113
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
This book offers a serious take on the social-environmental crisis that our world suffers from today. In the first section the authors look at ethical responsibility in relation to the natural environment, whereas in the second section they examine ethical responsibility in the cultural and social environment. The third part includes papers devoted to the philosophy of Paul Ric (1913-2005), written by Ric scholars. The essays focus on ethics and the natural, social, or cultural enviroment in Ricoeur's thought. Half of the essays are in English; the other half are in French and German. (Series: Eco-Ethica, Vol. 5)[Subject: Religious Studies, Christianity Studies, Philosophy]
Droit International de L'Environnement:Textes de Base Et References
Author: Caroline DommenPublisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN: 9041107053
Category : Law
Languages : fr
Pages : 840
Book Description
Droit international de l'environnement: Textes de base et référence est le premier livre à rassembler en un seul volume les principaux instruments du droit international de l'environnement dans leur version française de façon à pouvoir suivre l'évolution rapide de ce domaine du droint international. Droit international de l'environnement: Textes de base et réf,eacute>rences est aussi le premier recueil de textes en langue française à donner des références complètes permettant de retrouver tous les traités du droit international de l'environnement. Ce livre facilite la tâche du lecteur désirant être au courant des développements les plus importants dans ce domaine du droit: outre les textes des traités, le lecteur y trouvera des introductions permettant de situer ces traités dans leur contexte, de nombreuses références bibliographiques, ainsi que des adresses de sites Internet et de secrétariats de traités. Ces indications permettent à celui qui le désire de pousser ses recherches plus loin ou se tenir à jour. Ce livre se distingue par ses nombreuses références qui permettent de retrouver de centaines d'autres textes de droit international de l'environnement, ainsi que par son index détaillé.Droit international de l'environnement: Textes de base et références constituera un outil essentiel pour les avocats, diplomates, étudiants, représentantd d'organisations internationales, chercheurs indépendants, ainsi que pour toute autre personne s'intéressant à la politique internationale de l'environnement et au droit y relatif.
Droit International de L'environnement, Droit Humanitaire International, Droit International Privé
Author: A. C. KissPublisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
ISBN: 9789041101037
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
This is the Seventh volume of the "Hague Yearbook of International Law," which succeeds the "Yearbook of the Association of Attenders and Alumni" "of the Hague Academy of International Law," The title "Hague Yearbook of International Law" reflects the close ties which have always existed between the AAA and the City of The Hague with its international law institutions and indicates the editors' intention to devote attention to developments taking place in those international law institutions, viz. the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal and the Hague Conference on Private International Law. The "Hague Yearbook" contains in-depth articles on these developments and summaries of (aspects of) decisions rendered by the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal. This volume also contains the papers of the Regional AAA Congress, held in Siena, Italy, in May 1994.
Droits de l'investisseur étranger et protection de l'environnement
Author: Sabrina Robert-CuendetPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004187553
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 546
Book Description
En droit international de l’investissement, le prisme de l’expropriation indirecte couvre une large catégorie de mesures – telles que les réglementations – qui n’impliquent pas de transfert de propriété mais aboutissent à une grave interférence avec un investissement. La définition des dépossessions indemnisables constitue une question extrêmement sensible, située à la croisée des chemins entre la protection des droits des investisseurs et la préservation des prérogatives de l’Etat. Cet ouvrage explore, à travers l’exemple de la réglementation environnementale, le droit applicable à cette notion controversée. Il montre que l’approche traditionnelle – reposant sur une dilution du concept d’expropriation – n’est nullement appropriée et il contribue à clarifier l’étendue de la protection de l’investisseur sur le fondement du droit de la responsabilité internationale de l’Etat. In international investment law, the prism of indirect expropriation includes a broad range of measures – such as regulatory measures – which do not involve a transfer of property but result in a serious interference with an investment. The definition of compensable taking is a very sensitive issue situated at the crossroads between the protection of investors' private rights and the safeguarding of the state's sovereign prerogatives. This book explores, through the example of environmental regulation, the law applicable to this controversial topic. It suggests that the traditional approach – based on an extension of the concept of expropriation – is inappropriate and it contributes to clarifying the scope of the international protection of the investor on the ground of the law of state responsibility.
Nanomaterials: A Danger or a Promise?
Author: Roberta BraynerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1447142136
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
With the increased presence of nanomaterials in commercial products such as cosmetics and sunscreens, fillers in dental fillings, water filtration process, catalysis, photovoltaic cells, bio-detection, a growing public debate is emerging on toxicological and environmental effects of direct and indirect exposure to these materials. Nanomaterials: A Danger or a Promise? forms a balanced overview of the health and environmental issues of nanoscale materials. By considering both the benefits and risks associated with nanomaterials, Nanomaterials: A Danger or a Promise? compiles a complete and detailed image of the many aspects of the interface between nanomaterials and their real-life application. The full cycle of nanomaterials life will be presented and critically assessed to consider and answer questions such as: How are nanomaterials made? What they are used for? What is their environmental fate? Can we make them better? Including coverage of relevant aspects about the toxicity of manufactured nanomaterials, nanomaterials life cycle, exposure issues, Nanomaterials: A Danger or a Promise? provides a comprehensive overview of the actual knowledge in these fields but also presents perspectives for the future development of a safer nanoscience. This comprehensive resource is a key reference for students, researcher, manufacturers and industry professionals alike.
Law and Agroecology
Author: Massimo MonteduroPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662466171
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
This book represents a first attempt to investigate the relations between Law and Agroecology. There is a need to adopt a transdisciplinary approach to multifunctional agriculture in order to integrate the agroecological paradigm in legal regulation. This does not require a super-law that hierarchically purports to incorporate and supplant the existing legal fields; rather, it calls for the creation of a trans-law that progressively works to coordinate interlegalities between different legal fields, respecting their autonomy but emphasizing their common historical roots in rus in the process. Rus, the rural phenomenon as a whole, reflects the plurality and interdependence of different complex systems based jointly on the land as a central point of reference. “Rural” is more than “agricultural”: if agriculture is understood traditionally as an activity aimed at exploiting the land for the production of material goods for use, consumption and private exchange, rurality marks the reintegration of agriculture into a broader sphere, one that is not only economic, but also social and cultural; not only material, but also ideal, relational, historical, and symbolic; and not only private, but also public. In approaching rus, the natural and social sciences first became specialized, multiplied, and compartmentalized in a plurality of first-order disciplines; later, they began a process of integration into Agroecology as a second-order, multi-perspective and shared research platform. Today, Agroecology is a transdiscipline that integrates other fields of knowledge into the concept of agroecosystems viewed as socio-ecological systems. However, the law seems to still be stuck in the first stage. Following a reductionist approach, law has deconstructed and shattered the universe of rus into countless, disjointed legal elementary particles, multiplying the planes of analysis and, in particular, keeping Agricultural Law and Environmental Law two separate fields.
Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms
Author: Bernhard A. KochPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3899498127
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 983
Book Description
The debate about the use of genetically modified organisms in European agriculture is fuelled by the fear of the general public about potential risks of GM farming, whether substantiated or not. Transgenic food is suspected to cause bodily harm, have a negative impact upon the health of animals, weaken the productivity of conventional farmland, reduce biodiversity or otherwise deteriorate the environment, to name but a few dangers popping up in the public debate. Apart from setting standards for GM farming and requiring safety checks for transgenic products, all jurisdictions also provide for the case that such risks should materialize. These are not necessarily novel approaches - classic tort law already offers remedies for such losses. Sometimes these traditional solutions are enhanced or replaced by alternative redress schemes. This volume compares twenty European and four non-European jurisdictions in this respect and provides special analyses from an economic and insurance perspective as well as surveys of cross-border dispute resolution and international law.
Property Meeting the Challenge of the Commons
Author: Ugo MatteiPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031252187
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 539
Book Description
This book explores the challenge that the commons present to the private-public dichotomy in a wide variety of national legal systems representing the West European legal tradition as well as post-socialist and post-colonial experiences. It presents national reports from 13 jurisdictions, ranging from Belgium and the South Africa to the US. Constituting the outcome of the 20th General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, held in Fukuoka, Japan in July 2018, it offers a valuable and unique resource for the study of comparative law.
The Future of Environmental Law
Author: Stefan E. WeishaarPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1035314649
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Environmental law is evolving from negotiating and prescribing environmental policies to enforcing time-bound, measurable and achievable goals in order to secure a sustainable future. This pertinent and thought-provoking book analyzes the legal instruments that have been successful in working towards requisite targets for ecological sustainability. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, this insightful book discusses the future challenges and innovative applications of environmental law to assist in achieving sustainability goals in an efficient and timely manner.
