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PEEL Alumni Scholarship

2002

International law

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Environmental Enlargement In The European Union: Approximation Of The Acquis Communautaire And The Challenges That It Presents For The Applicant Countries, Patrick J. Kapios Jul 2002

Environmental Enlargement In The European Union: Approximation Of The Acquis Communautaire And The Challenges That It Presents For The Applicant Countries, Patrick J. Kapios

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This Paper will discuss the challenges facing the applicant countries in approximating the European Union’s environmental acquis. Part II will discuss some of the EU’s environmental legislation and the Treaty provisions that are used by the Union to enact environmental legislation. An overview of the enlargement process will be given in Part III. Finally, Part IV of the Paper will discuss the process of approximation and the challenges that it provides the applicant countries. A discussion of the financial resources available to the applicant countries will also be included in this section.


The Precautionary Principle In The International Arena, Mary Stevens Apr 2002

The Precautionary Principle In The International Arena, Mary Stevens

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The purpose of this paper is to introduce the precautionary principle in terms of its history, use, and application in several different international agreements. The precautionary principle is preventative in nature and stems from the idea that just because an activity cannot be proven unsafe does not mean that it does not have any negative effects. It has been heralded and criticized by scientists alike, and it has been applied in so many different ways that its definition depends on which international agreement one is reading.