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Reflections On Integrating Sustainability And Equity From My Journeys Along Rivers Across Four Continents, Deborah Moore
Reflections On Integrating Sustainability And Equity From My Journeys Along Rivers Across Four Continents, Deborah Moore
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
8 pages (includes color illustration).
Contains footnotes.
The Legal Response To International Water Scarcity And Water Conflicts: The Un Watercourses Convention And Beyond, Patricia Wouters
The Legal Response To International Water Scarcity And Water Conflicts: The Un Watercourses Convention And Beyond, Patricia Wouters
Allocating and Managing Water for a Sustainable Future: Lessons from Around the World (Summer Conference, June 11-14)
46 pages.
Contains footnotes.
International Environmental Law And Emotional Rational Choice, Peter H. Huang
International Environmental Law And Emotional Rational Choice, Peter H. Huang
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This paper considers how emotions can foster compliance by rational actors with international environmental law. Many environmental issues are highly emotionally charged. Both supporters of and opponents to international environmental law often feel very strongly about their positions and views. A psychological game-theoretic model focuses on the disciplinary role that losing face may play in compliance with international environmental law. This model implies that non-compliance, especially by high-profile international actors, should be highly and swiftly publicized upon detection and verification. The model also explains why actors care so much about soft, that is, non-binding international environmental law, such as international …