Search results for: “fossil fuel”
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Carbon Tax
Carbon Taxes The release of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is a clear example of a negative externality that imposes significant costs on a global scale. In the language of economic theory, the market for carbon-based fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas takes into account only […]
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Carbon Tax
Carbon Taxes The release of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is a clear example of a negative externality that imposes significant costs on a global scale. In the language of economic theory, the market for carbon-based fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas takes into account only […]
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North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On January 1, 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a single trade zone. North American Free Trade Agreement Resources There is a great deal of research material available on this subject. The difficulty is not in […]
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North American Free Trade Agreement
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) On January 1, 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) established a single trade zone. North American Free Trade Agreement Resources There is a great deal of research material available on this subject. The difficulty is not in […]
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Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctic Treaty System The Antarctic Treaty System is the legal regime governing interstate relations with regards to Antarctica, and it is comprised of 4 main Agreements: The Antarctic Treaty (AT); The Conventions for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS); The Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR); and The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the…
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Antarctic Treaty System
Antarctic Treaty System The Antarctic Treaty System is the legal regime governing interstate relations with regards to Antarctica, and it is comprised of 4 main Agreements: The Antarctic Treaty (AT); The Conventions for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS); The Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR); and The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the…
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Environmental justice
Environmental justice Environmental Justice By Bunyan Bryant The Meaning and Significance of Environmental Justice The concept of environmental justice has surfaced and taken shape over the last thirty years. The first time environmental justice hit the radar screen was in 1976 at a conference entitled: “Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs” sponsored by…
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Environmental justice
Environmental justice Environmental Justice By Bunyan Bryant The Meaning and Significance of Environmental Justice The concept of environmental justice has surfaced and taken shape over the last thirty years. The first time environmental justice hit the radar screen was in 1976 at a conference entitled: “Working for Environmental and Economic Justice and Jobs” sponsored by…
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Government Subsidies
Development Subsidies and International Trade Resources See Also Green Box
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Development International Law – Part 10
Development International Law – Part 10 97 The Contribution of the Special Court for Sierra Leone to the Development of International Law Charles Chernor Jalloh African Journal of International and Comparative Law Volume 15, Number 2, 2007 p.165 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 98 African international scholars and their contribution to the development of…
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Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities Chapter I: General Provisions Article 1 Definitions For the purposes of this Convention: 1 “Antarctic Treaty” means The Antarctic Treaty done at Washington on 1 December 1959. 2 “Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties”means the Contracting Parties to the Antarctic Treaty entitled to appoint representatives to participate in…
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Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper Introduction by Martin Lasden Pierre-Richard Prosper is a globe-trotting, Los Angelesbased attorney whose fascinating career has straddled this paradox. In the 1990s he drew international praise when, as a prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, he won the world’s first genocide conviction at trial. He was also involved in the effort…
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Judicial Review
Introduction The U.S. case Marbury v. Madison (1803) held that the power of a court to decide what is the meaning of the American Constitution was implicit in an independent judiciary. This power of judicial review in the U.S. was a unique feature of the U.S. constitutionalism well into the […]
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Utilities
Introduction This entry provides an overview of the legal framework of utilities, with a description of the most significant features of utilities at international level. Related Work and Conclusions Resources See Also References (Papers) Inverse Condemnation And Fracking Disasters: […]
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Top 25.000 English words
Which are the top 25.000 most popular English words? According to a review from Lawi, these are the 25.000 most popular English words, in order: you the i to a and it of that in is me what this for my on your we have do no don’t are be i’m not was he it’s…