Essays about: "state responsibility and environmental damage Thesis"
Found 4 essays containing the words state responsibility and environmental damage Thesis.
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1. Environmental Damage in Armed Conflict. To What Extent Do the Remedies Available for Environmental Damage in Armed Conflict Reflect the Polluter Pays Principle? The Cases of the Jiyeh Power Station and the Niger Delta Conflict.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The first instance of widespread public attention to environmental damage caused in armed conflicts was sparked by the use of toxic herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam war. Today, with the recent inclusion of the topic on the programme of work of the International Law Commission, protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict is once again a highly relevant subject in international law. READ MORE
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2. Swedwatch’s reports 2011-2013: what happened next and why? An analysis of trends in outcomes of investigated cases by the Swedish NGO Swedwatch
University essay from Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a term increasingly used in academic discussions, political debates, media, corporate reports, Non-Governmental Organizations’ (NGOs) reports, and even by civil society and the public. But what does CSR actually mean? What do CSR practices actually constitute? Another increasingly debated issue is the growing power of the business sector and its direct effect on peoples’ lives, especially in the global South. READ MORE
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3. Claiming State Responsibility for Climate Change Damages
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The anthropogenic climate change that we are experiencing today has primarily been brought on by GHG emissions from developed countries. However, scientific estimates show that some of the most severe adverse impacts of climate change will strike in regions of the world that have made only minor contributions to the making of the current climate change and that have little capacity to adapt to the changes as they occur. READ MORE
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4. State Responsibility in relation to Transboundary Environmental Damage
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : With the effects of global warming spiraling out of control States are rapidly recognizing the urgent need for behavioral change. The reactions of the planet to centuries of toxic emissions have to be battled collectively as soon as possible. READ MORE
