Austrian Judicial Decisions Involving Questions of International Law/Österreichische Judikatur zum Internationalen Recht
In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 179-309
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 179-309
ISSN: 1573-6512
In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 277-363
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 19, Heft 1, S. 209-304
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 18, Heft 1, S. 195-312
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In: 12(1) Law, Environment and Development Journal (LEAD) (2016)
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 171-353
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 25, Heft 1, S. 255-537
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 179-358
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Development banks are key actors in climate finance. During the last decades, they have increased the funding of climate change related projects, especially those under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, the CDM aims at contributing to climate change mitigation while assisting in achieving sustainable development. However, many CDM projects have caused environmental damage and human rights abuses that especially affect the most vulnerable people. Located in Panama, the Barro Blanco hydro-power dam exemplifies the complex interrelationship of climate financing, development policies, the political and economic national context and human rights. Through the analysis of the role of development banks in climate finance, especially in the context of CDM projects, this paper aims (1) to clarify the role of development banks in climate finance, (2) to shed light on the vulnerable situation of the people affected by these projects, (3) to highlight the gaps in both the CDM rules and the development banks' safeguard policies concerning the protection of human rights and the prevention of environmental abuses, and (4) to give a current example of this complex situation through the Barro Blanco case study. This paper argues that the manifold and often competing national and international legal and political layers of climate change mitigation projects repeatedly leave project affected people vulnerable to human rights violations without adequate safeguards and mechanisms to effectively articulate their interests, protect their rights and promote access to justice.
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 315-425
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In: ClimAccount – Human Rights Accountability of the EU and Austria for Climate Policies in Third Countries and their possible Effects on Migration
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In: Austrian review of international and European law: ARIEL, Band 26, Heft 1, S. 177-345
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In: COMCAD Working Papers, Band 144
The case study report presents the results of the Barro Blanco case study by combining and elaborating on information and data collected during a pre-study report and data and insights gathered during field research. It analyzes the case study according to international human rights standards and applicable institutional safeguards. It also investigates to which extent public owners/shareholders of development banks can be heal responsible for the implementation of climate projects.