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Saving The Serengeti: Africa's New International Judicial Environmentalism, James T. Gathii Jan 2016

Saving The Serengeti: Africa's New International Judicial Environmentalism, James T. Gathii

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This Article analyzes recent environmental law decisions of Africa's fledgling international courts. In 2014, for example, the East African Court of Justice stopped the government of Tanzania from building a road across Serengeti National Park because of its potential adverse environmental impacts. Decisions like these have inaugurated a new era of enhanced environmental judicial protection in Africa. This expansion into environmental law decision-making by Africa's international trade courts contrasts with other international courts that are designed to specialize on one issue area such as human rights or international trade, but not both. By contrast, Africa's international courts are simultaneously pushing …


Australia's Clean Energy Act: A New Measure In The Global Carbon Market, Bruno Zeller Dr., Michael Longo Dr. Jan 2013

Australia's Clean Energy Act: A New Measure In The Global Carbon Market, Bruno Zeller Dr., Michael Longo Dr.

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

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Loyola University Chicago International Law Symposium Keynote Address Towards An African Human Rights Perspective On The Extractive Industry, Pacifique Manirakiza Jan 2013

Loyola University Chicago International Law Symposium Keynote Address Towards An African Human Rights Perspective On The Extractive Industry, Pacifique Manirakiza

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cafta-Dr's Citizen Submission Process: Is It Protecting The Indigenous Peoples Rights And Promoting The Three Pillars Of Sustainable Development? , Josephine M. Balzac Jan 2013

Cafta-Dr's Citizen Submission Process: Is It Protecting The Indigenous Peoples Rights And Promoting The Three Pillars Of Sustainable Development? , Josephine M. Balzac

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.