Search results for: “intergovernmental panel on climate change”

  • Sustainable Development

    Definition and Origins Sustainability and sustainable development were initially defined and promulgated in a report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, "Our Common Future" (1987). This report said (page 43) that sustainable development "is development that […]

  • Distributive Justice

    Distributive Justice International or Global Distributive Justice Resources See Also Foreign Policy Foreign Affairs International Relations Further Reading Abizadeh, A. (2007). Cooperation, pervasive impact, and coercion: On the scope (not site) of distributive justice. Philosophy & Public Affairs, 35(4), 318–358. Abizadeh, A., & Gilabert, P. (2008). Is there a genuine tension between cosmopolitan egalitarianism and…

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Tradable Permits

    Tradable Permits one alternative to a pollution tax is a system of tradable pollution permits. In the international negotiations over greenhouse gas reduction, the United States has advocated the implementation of a tradable permit system for carbon emissions. Such a system would work as follows: Each nation would be allocated a certain permissible level of…

  • Tradable Permits

    Tradable Permits one alternative to a pollution tax is a system of tradable pollution permits. In the international negotiations over greenhouse gas reduction, the United States has advocated the implementation of a tradable permit system for carbon emissions. Such a system would work as follows: Each nation would be allocated a certain permissible level of…

  • Oceans

    Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (“ICP”) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (“icp”): The United States participated in the 14th meeting of the Informal […]

  • Oceans

    Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (“ICP”) in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and Law of the Sea (“icp”): The United States participated in the 14th meeting of the Informal […]

  • International Ocean Law

    Maritime Law International Ocean LawIntroduction to International Ocean LawSome aspects of ocean law affect relationships among nations. Issues of neutrality and belligerency that occur in wartime are dealt with in international law. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the …

  • International Security Part 7

    International Security Part 7   78 SECURITY DETENTION: THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK International human rights law AND SECURITY DETENTION Doug Cassel Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law Volume 40, Number 3, 2009 p.383 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 79 STOPPING GENOCIDE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT WHEN THE SECURITY COUNCIL FAILS TO ACT George A. Critchlow…

  • European Union

    Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]

  • European Union

    Legal Materials Two sources for E.U. information stand out in my mind. First, the European Union'sEuropa, which posts (a) EU news and press releases, (b) links to EU Web sites, including the European Parliament, banks, courts and agencies and (c) the best collection of EU legal materials on […]

  • International law: Culture protection

    International law: Culture protection Table of Contents: Introduction Background Resources Other Resource Guides Background Websites Major Treatises Symposia Bibliographies Journals Dedicates to Cultural Property Law and Art Law Journal Indexes News Sources Legal Instruments International Legal Conventions European Legal Documents Regional Treaties Bilateral/Multilateral Treaties National Legal Documents Efforts to Protect Cultural Property International/Regional Conferences/Organizations/Agencies Responses…