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The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly in 2015 represents the latest attempt by the international community to live up to the challenges of a planet that is out of control. Sustainable Development Goal 11 envisages inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities around the world by the year 2030. This globally agreed vision is part of a trend in international policy toward good urban governance, and now awaits implementation. Fourteen original contributions collectively examine how this global vision has been developed on a conceptual level, how it plays out in various areas of (global) urban governance and how it is implemented in varying local contexts. The overarching hypothesis presented herein is that SDG 11 proves that local governance is recognised as an autonomous yet interrelated part of the global pursuit of sustainable development. The volume analyses three core questions: How have the normative ideals set forth in SDG 11 been developed? What are the meanings of the four sub-goals of SDG 11 and how do these relate to each other? What does SDG 11 imply for urban law and governance in the domestic context and how are local processes of urban governance internationalised? The Globalisation of Urban Governance makes an important scholarly contribution by linking the narrative on globalisation of good urban governance in various social sciences with legal discourse. It considers global governance and connects the existing debate about cities and their place in global governance with some of the most pertinent questions that lawyers face today.

In a world beset by extreme and unconscionable health disparities humankind desperately needs a new vision to ensure central health capabilities for all. Yawning gaps in health law, dangerous contagions that can circle our globalized planet in hours, and a bewildering confusion of health systems are all profound challenges requiring urgent address. 'Global Health Justice and Governance' lays out the critical problems facing the world today and offers a new theory of justice and governance as a way to resolve these seemingly intractable issues. A fundamental responsibility of government is to ensure human flourishing. The central role that health plays in this flourishing places a unique claim on our public institutions and resources, as central health capabilities are pressed to reduce premature death and prevent avoidable morbidities.

This text argues that the rise of institutions and organizations dedicated to global health - global health governance - has emerged, grown, and proven itself resilient over the past generation because international society has come to understand addressing global health as part of a larger sense of moral responsibility and obligation.

"Ecological integrity is concerned with protecting the planet ina holistic way, while respecting ethics and human rights. Over recent years it has been introduced directly and indirectly in several legal regimes, culminating in international law with the 2016 expanded remit of the International Criminal Court, which now includes "environmental disasters". This book celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Global Ecological Integrity Group (GEIG), which includes more than 250 scholars and independent researchers worldwide, from diverse disciplines, including ecology, biology, philosophy, epidemiology, public health, ecological economics, and international law. It reviews the role of ecological integrity across a number of fields through inter- and trans-disciplinary engagement on matters affecting and governing the sustainability of life for both present and future generations. These include, ethics, environmental disasters, crimes against humanity and environmental health, and how such issues can be subject to sound governance and be incorporated into international law. The book also looks forward to new applications of the concept of ecological integrity, such as crimes that result in the exploitation of natural resources and the illegal dispossession? of land."--Provided by publisher.

Intro -- Title Page -- Author's Note -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Family Owned Business Defined -- Chapter 2 -- Family Owned Businesses - Facts and Characteristics -- 2.1. Family Owned Businesses Worldwide -- 2.2. Family Owned Businesses in the Middle East -- 2.3. Features of FOBs in the Middle East -- 2.4. Family Owned Businesses in GCC -- 2.5. Stages of FOB - Ownership and Common Issues -- Chapter 3 -- Challenges and Opportunities for FOBs -- 3.1. Challenges & -- opportunities for FOBs in GCC -- 3.2. SWOT ANALYSIS -- 3.3. Opportunities and Challenges for FOBs -- 3.4. Important Issues for Improving the CG policies for FOBs -- 3.5. Specific Suggestions for Enhancing CG Practices within FOBs -- 3.6. Family Businesses vis-à-vis Non Family Businesses -- 3.7. Family Governance Structure -- Chapter 4 -- Corporate Governance for FOBs -- 4.1. Benefits to FOBs -- 4.2. Benefits of CG to the Country -- 4.3. Importance of a CG code -- 4.4. Corporate Governance Code -- 4.5. Shareholders -- 4.6. Control aspects -- 4.7. External Audit -- 4.8. Disclosure and Transparency -- 4.9. Code of Conduct -- 4.10. Internal Audit -- 4.11. Enterprise Risk Management ("ERM") -- 4.12. Policies supporting CG Practices -- 4.13. Family Advisory Board -- Chapter 5 -- Family Constitution -- 5.1. Why Family Constitution -- 5.2. How A Constitution Is Prepared -- 5.3. Definition and Purpose -- 5.4. Constitution Contents -- Chapter 6 -- Going Public Option - Is it a solution or a problem? -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Prerequisites for going public -- 6.3. Advantages -- 6.4. Disadvantages -- 6.5. Steps to be taken to prepare for going public -- 6.6. Going Public Plan -- 6.7. Examples of MENA "FOBs" that have gone public -- Chapter 7 -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- 8.1. Clarity of Purpose -- 8.2. Formation -- 8.3. Target stakeholders -- 8.4. Interest Groups' Role.