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Reviews some cases of transfrontier waste trading; OECD and EEC regulatory initiatives.

The analysis of the formation processes and manifestations of political culture in the domain of international relations and organization lacks a concrete theoretical and methodological framework. However, the main theoretical and methodological deficits seem to be related to the need for a clear-cut definition of the concept itself as well as to the integration of political science methodological tools into the international institutional law debate. This book considers the basic theoretical and methodological requirements for the use of political culture as a conceptual tool in the field of international organization research. Moreover, it applies the core theoretical and methodological assumptions to three case-studies, namely, the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union, which are perceived as agents of distinct political cultures in the international system.

La dégradation des terres pose de sérieux obstacles à l'élimination de la pauvreté et de la faim, au maintien de la biodiversité et à la capacité des agriculteurs et des communautés locales à s'adapter aux impacts du changement climatique. La dégradation des terres augmente également la concurrence pour les ressources naturelles et, par conséquent, menace les moyens de subsistance, l'eau, l'énergie et la sécurité alimentaire, ainsi que la résilience des populations et des écosystèmes naturels. Dans la région méditerranéenne, la dégradation des terres s'explique principalement par des changements rapides d'utilisation des sols dans le contexte du changement climatique, ce qui exacerbe les effets de ces changements par des vagues de chaleur de plus en plus fréquentes, des sécheresses et une élévation globale de la température. Pour réduire les effets du changement climatique et de la dégradation des terres, plusieurs accords, initiatives et engagements internationaux des pays visent à promouvoir la restauration et la gestion durable des terres. Un certain dynamisme se met en place autour des activités nationales concernant la restauration des forêts et des paysages et s'oriente vers un engagement régional au niveau méditerranéen. Cet article présente la scène méditerranéenne dans le contexte des engagements internationaux et des initiatives régionales axées sur la région méditerranéenne. Il reconnaît comment la restauration des forêts et des paysages peut contribuer à la réalisation d'objectifs internationaux dans le contexte des conventions de Rio. En s'appuyant sur les efforts actuels dans la région, l'objectif est de trouver des opportunités de «régionalisation» du défi de Bonn en Méditerranée et d'identifier l'intérêt pour les pays de faire partie d'une initiative régionale.

"Insurance and financial markets have been radically and deeply changed in the last 20 years. Deregulation, internationalization of insurance and financial institutions, increasing competition, electronic commerce, bancassurance, and the emergence of new risks are among the challenges faced by insurers and other financial firms. These developing trends pose both global and local challenges for financial firms participating in insurance markets. ""The Handbook of International Insurance: Between Global Dynamics and Local Contingencies"" increases understanding of insurance markets by adopting an international comparative approach. Leading scholars and practitioners worldwide provide detailed information on market trends, regulation, taxation, and economic developments for thirteen specific countries in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Each country chapter covers key aspects of insurance: life insurance, non-life insurance, and public and private social insurance programs. The book also includes comprehensive chapters on reinsurance, Lloyd's of London, alternative risk transfer, South and East Asian insurance markets, and European insurance markets. Setting the stage is an overview chapter by the editors focusing on overall conclusions on globalization. A unique source of information on the evolution of insurance markets worldwide, this book provides valuable perspectives for scholars, practitioners, and policy makers."

Migration has recently taken an important place in the agenda of many governments around the world. But the phenomenon of international mobility of individuals is not new. Following Massey [2003], the modern history of international migration can be divided into four periods. During the mercantile period, from about 1500 to 1800, world immigration was dominated by flows out of Europe and stemmed from processes of colonization and economic growth under mercantile capitalism.

Tritium is the neglected material in controlling the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It is used by all nuclear weapons states to increase the explosive yield of atomic bombs and at the same time to miniaturize them. However, this radioactive material has not yet been put under appropriate international control comparable to the nuclear safeguards applied for plutonium and uranium. A carefully designed tritium control would be beneficial both for non-proliferation of tritium as well as for reserving the nuclear arms race