Essays about: "International environmental Disputes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words International environmental Disputes.

  1. 1. Charting fossil fuel investment protection in the EU beyond the Energy Charter Treaty

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sofia Gierow; [2023]
    Keywords : public international law; EU law; international investment law; Energy Charter Treaty; foreign direct investment; bilateral investment treaty; fossil fuels; fair and equitable treatment; expropriation; legitimate expectations; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Under international law, foreign direct investments are protected by a patchwork of bilateral or multilateral investment treaties. International investment agreements have been criticised for protecting foreign direct fossil fuel investments and limiting the regulatory space of host states, thus creating obstacles for a green transition. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring Maritime Border Disputes using the Issues Approach : Comparative analysis of Ghana-Ivory Coast and Kenya-Somalia

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Roli Mahajan; [2021]
    Keywords : terrorism; security studies; maritime disputes; Kenya; Somalia; Ghana; piracy;

    Abstract : Maritime boundaries are man-made constructs which are critical to resources like oil and gas, fisheries as well as trade. Recently, these delimitations in the sea have also gained importance in the environmental discourse because the role of the sea has become scientifically more significant in the field of climate change. READ MORE

  4. 3. Achieving Sustainable Environmental Peace in Asymmetric Transboundary Water Conflicts – Human Rights-Based Approach to Water Cooperation in the Israel-Palestine Case

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Victor Walz; [2020]
    Keywords : environmental peacebuilding; water conflict; transboundary; Israel-Palestine; human rights-based approach; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : As a result of the rapid population growth, the increasing economic interests and the global climate crisis, disputes over freshwater resources become more frequent and severe. Although many States pursue environmental cooperation to avoid or resolve water conflicts, such cooperation agreements often suffer from a weak political will to implement just cooperation mechanisms. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investment Treaty Arbitration and Transparency : Transparency, confidentiality and the public interest in international investment disputes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ebba Söderberg; [2019]
    Keywords : arbitration; transparency; predictability; investment treaty arbitration; public interest; confidentiality; chilling effect;

    Abstract : Investment treaty arbitration has borrowed a number of elements from commercial arbitration, including confidentiality. The scope of confidentiality in investor-state arbitrations can make it hard for amicus curiaeto participate in the arbitral proceedings. READ MORE

  6. 5. Instrumental Securitization : An Investigation of Contemporary Indo-Pakistani Hydro‐Political Dynamics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Sune Petersen; [2015]
    Keywords : India-Pakistan; International Relations; Security; Hydro-Politics; Securitization Theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Indo-Pakistani rivalry has lasted for more than seven decades, experienced four major wars, countless armed skirmishes and extensive cross-border communal violence, resulting in more than one million casualties, and enormous amounts of resources diverted towards security. The disputed Kashmir region is often cited as the main reason for the persistence of the conflict. READ MORE