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Gmos, International Law And Indigenous Peoples, Casandia Bellevue
Gmos, International Law And Indigenous Peoples, Casandia Bellevue
Pace International Law Review
This Article sprung from a desire to discover why—despite scientific uncertainty and the oft-cited precautionary principle in international law—genetically modified organisms are still allowed to spread via international trade and natural ecological cycles. While exploring this topic, it did not take long to come across the environmental justice impacts of genetically modified crops, and their particularly disparate impact upon indigenous peoples across the globe. Not only are GMOs threatening biodiversity and our planet, but also the very existence and cultural foundations of many indigenous groups.
This Article seeks to answer the following questions: What are the international agreements that can …
Climate Change Effects On Snow Conditions And The Human Rights Of Reindeer Herders, Stefan Kirchner
Climate Change Effects On Snow Conditions And The Human Rights Of Reindeer Herders, Stefan Kirchner
Pace Environmental Law Review
By ignoring the needs of indigenous livelihoods, traditional forms of land use that have long been sustainable, new forms of land use and the construction of infrastructure threaten the right of indigenous peoples to engage in traditional livelihoods. It is the aim of this article to analyze the rights of indigenous peoples in the context of primary and secondary effects of climate change. For the purposes of this paper, the term “primary effects” will be used to describe immediate effects of climate change. This includes temperatures which move around freezing instead of being solidly below freezing.
Primary effects of climate …