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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- PART ONE: THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- CHAPTER 1: HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- A. The Development of Public International Law -- B. The Development of Individual Rights -- C. Forerunners of International Human Rights Law -- D. The Birth of International Human Rights Law -- E. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2: THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN RIGHTS: THEORY AND CONTESTATION -- A. Defining Characteristics of the Concept of Human Rights -- B. Challenges to the Model -- C. Conclusion -- CHAPTER 3: SUBJECTS AND SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW -- A. Subjects of International Human Rights Law -- B. Sources of International Human Rights Law -- C. Soft Law -- CHAPTER 4: THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- B. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -- CHAPTER 5: OTHER UN HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS -- A. Introduction -- B. The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination -- C. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women -- D. The Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- E. The Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols -- F. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families -- G. Significant UN Non-Treaty Sources of Human Rights -- CHAPTER 6: REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS -- A. Instruments of the Organization of American States -- B. European Instruments -- C. African Union Instruments -- CHAPTER 7: RELATED FIELDS: INTERNATIONAL LABOUR, REFUGEE, HUMANITARIAN AND CRIMINAL LAW -- A. International Labour Law

On the evening of September 26, 2012, the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy hosted a panel discussion on Global Environmental Constitutionalism. My introductory remarks discussed the sense of wariness regarding global environmental governance and constitutionalism from those within the field of environmental sociology. Three panelists more fully explored the global response to climate change from legal, sociological, scientific, and political perspectives. Douglas Kysar, Deputy Dean and Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law at Yale Law School, focused on unequal distribution of political power among nation-states and challenged our current assumptions regarding political decision-making models. David Wirth, Professor of Law and Director of International Programs at Boston College Law School, surveyed new technologies for addressing global climate change and made recommendations for structural adaptations in international governance. Sheila Jasanoff, Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School, challenged us to look outside the limitations of standard legal tools and embrace the expertise of other disciplines—such as science—to create a more robust dialogue on global environmental constitutionalism.

Intro -- Halftitle page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Modest, Discerning, and a Loyal Friend -- A Charismatic Scholar -- A Committed Practitioner -- General Editors' Preface -- Note from the Publisher -- Contents -- Table of Cases -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Neutrality Yesterday and Today -- 2. Types of Neutrality in International Law Distinguished -- 3. Outline of the Book -- 1. Neutrality, Non-Belligerency, and the Prohibition of the Use of Force -- 1. The 'State of War' Doctrine and Recognition

Introduction : origins and evolution of earth system law / Timothy Cadman -- Dimensions and definitions, signposts and silos in earth system law / Andrea C. Simonelli, Margot Hurlbert and Timothy Cadman -- Earth system law in the age of humanity / Walter F. Baber -- International relations and the analytical foundations of earth system law / Mike Angstadt -- An earth system science-based perspective : a foundational feature of earth system law / Edgar Fernández Fernández -- The ESL framework : re-visioning in the age of transformation and the Anthropocene / Margot Hurlbert -- Rights of nature as an expression of earth system law / Alice Bleby -- The ethical place of the non-human world in earth system law : pathways of transformation / Rosalind Warner -- Legitimacy and the role of law for social and ecological resilience / Brita Bohman -- Climate (im)mobilities in migration governance and law: integrating an earth systems perspective / Andrea C. Simonelli -- The earth system, the orbit, and international law : the cosmolegal proposal / Elena Cirkovic -- Integrating the Mexican Water Law into the earth system law perspective / Gabriel Lopez Porras -- A framework of earth system justice in the earth system's legal context / Maciej Nyka -- Common interest, concern or heritage? The commons as a structural support for an earth system law / Paulo Magalhães -- Conclusion : plotting the course of earth system law on the precipice of the Anthropocene / Margot Hurlbert, Andrea C. Simonelli and Timothy Cadman.

A report written by two environmental lawyers which explains the responsibilities of company directors under UK and European environmental law, and their potential personal liabilities. It sets out what steps to take to avert liabilities and what to do in the event of environmental problems, including chapters on whistle-blowing by employees and liabilities for overseas activities

Examines the roles nongovernmental organizations play as increasingly important participants in the creation and maintenance of these institutions; considers contributions of NGOs to policy research and development in addressing transboundary and global programs. Some focus on the restructuring of the World Bank's Environment Facility.

I — Sovereignty of States in Theory. Universalist and Nationalist Conceptions -- II — The Dominant Theory of Sovereignty -- III — Opponents of the Sovereignty of States -- IV — Soviet Conception of Sovereignty and International Law -- V — Sovereignty in the Practice of International Law. Domestic Jurisdiction -- VI — Equality and Other Fundamental Rights of States -- VII — Subjects of International Law Other Than Independent States and Individuals -- VIII — Individuals as Subjects of International Law -- Conclusion -- Annex — The Charter of the United Nations with the Statute of the I.C.J. -- Index of Names.

This edited volume presents comparative research on how the courts in Southeast Europe apply international law. After the introductory Part I, Part II discusses specific areas of international law, notably the law of Association Agreements between the EU and third countries, the law of the World Trade Organization, and international environmental law (the Aarhus Convention). Part III consists of country reports on how national courts in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia are currently applying international law.