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Climate Change And Indigenous Peoples In Latin America, Amy C. Rademacher

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This research focused on the detrimental effects of climate change on indigenous peoples in Latin America. Indigenous peoples throughout the region tend to live subsistence livelihoods, which tie them closely to their land and the surrounding environment. This close relationship often means that indigenous peoples acutely experience the effects of climate change and are more susceptible to its negative outcomes than other populations. Further, indigenous peoples in the region lack the mitigation and adaptation capacities to deal with damaging climatic effects.

This research was designed to view the impacts of climate change on indigenous peoples through a human rights framework, …

Trust & Transparency: Promoting Efficient Corporate Disclosure Through Fiduciary-Based Disclosure, Michael R. Siebecker

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

Could embracing the philosophy of “encapsulated trust” as the basis for a fiduciary duty of disclosure improve the integrity and effectiveness of corporate communications? The question arises because a tragedy of transparency threatens the viability of the burgeoning corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement, where consumers and investors employ various social, environmental, or ethical screening criteria before purchasing a company's stock or products. In an efficient market, fully informed consumers and investors could reward companies that engage in CSR by purchasing their products or stock and, conversely, punish companies that fail to engage in desired practices by refusing to purchase their …

John E. Thorson, Sarah Britton, And Bonnie G. Colby Eds., Tribal Water Rights: Essays In Contemporary Law, Policy, And Economics, Kate William-Shuck

Water Law Review

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Towards A Land Conservation Ethic In Zimbabwe: An Ethical And Religio-Cultural Analysis Of Land Conservation Policies And Practices In Communal Areas, Maaraidzo Elizabeth Mutambara

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In this study I analyze the problem of land degradation in Zimbabwe's Communal Areas (CAs) from the viewpoint of the Shona of Zimbabwe with the aim to formulate a land conservation ethic that motivates people in CAs to promote ecological stability. The Shona in CAs are proximate agents as well as victims of environmental degradation. The imperative to survive in a situation characterized by drastic inequalities in the allocation of land and an exploitative global economic system, forces them to engage in unsustainable land use practices. Land conservation policies in Zimbabwe marginalize Shona values and norms, especially as they relate …

Climate Litigation: Ethical Implications And Societal Impacts, Marilyn Averill

Denver Law Review

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Global Response To Climate Change - From Stockholm To Copenhagen, Anita M. Halvorssen

Denver Law Review

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A Cooperative Federalism Proposal For Climate Change Legislation: The Value Of State Autonomy In A Federal System, Alice Kaswan

Denver Law Review

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Climate Change, Constitutional Consignment, And The Political Question Doctrine, James R. May

Denver Law Review

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Reducing Greenhouse Gases Through Carbon Market, Gary Bryner

Denver Law Review

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Editor's Note, Rebecca J. Wilkins, Erik Lemmon

Denver Law Review

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Jack L. August, Jr., Dividing Western Waters: Mark Wilmer And Arizona V. California, Risa Borowick

Water Law Review

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American Indians, Climate Change, And Ethics For A Warming World, Sarah Krakoff

Denver Law Review

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Vol. 85, No. 4: Full Issue, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

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The European Union's Multinational Carbon Trading Program, Ved P. Nanda

Denver Law Review

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Toward A New Social Contract: A Tripartite Mixed-Methods Analysis Of Social Sustainability At Three Land-Grant Universities, Lyndsay Josephine Agans

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Increasingly, colleges and universities in the United States are adapting toward a model of behavior that incorporates issues of sustainability. This adaptation in universities and in society has implications on the organizational and nation-state level, the very core of which may serve to reshape the social contract between the two. In addition to supplying a strong counter-hegemonic argument that alters the competitive economic agenda-setting paradigm, this study serves as a tripartite comparative case study analysis of university adaptation toward social sustainability. By employing a social capital lens to understanding social sustainability in higher education, this study seeks to examine the …

Forced Child Labor And Cocoa Production In West Africa, Marjie Sackett

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The cocoa industry has profited from the utilization of forced labor in West Africa since the late 1800s. Despite the Portuguese decree in 1876 abolishing slavery, and the release of cocoa plantation slaves, slave labor was quickly reemployed, aided by the exploitation of legal loopholes and government officials willing to turn a blind eye. In 1905, after hearing reports of unfavorable labor conditions, William Cadbury dispatched a member of the Anti-Slavery Society to investigate the cocoa plantations. Upon receiving confirmation of human rights violations, Cadbury boycotted Portuguese cocoa and persuaded two other chocolate firms to do the same. Cadbury’s actions …

Susan Hunter, Richard W. Waterman, Enforcing The Law: The Case Of The Clean Water Acts, Kathleen Brady

Water Law Review

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The Unforeseen Ethical Ramifications Of Classroom Participation In Law School Clinics, Laura L. Rovner

Sturm College of Law: Faculty Scholarship

The past decade has seen an enormous expansion in both the types of clinical programs offered by law schools and the role of clinical education in the law school curriculum. With this development has come greater involvement on the part of classroom faculty in clinical programs, who are increasingly collaborating with clinic faculty and students in clinic cases in a variety of ways. In this article, Professor Rovner asserts that such collaborations, as desirable as they may be for the practical and pedagogical benefits they offer, also may present significant ethical issues for faculty, students and clients.

This article analyzes …

Law Of The Rio Grande: New Perspectives On Changing Times Cle International, Maria Hohn

Water Law Review

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Dik Roth, Rutgerd Boelens, & Margreet Zwarteveen, Liquid Relations: Contested Water Rights And Legal Complexity, Paul Rodney

Water Law Review

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Globalization, Communities And Human Rights: Community-Based Property Rights And Prior Informed Consent, Daniel Barstow Magraw, Lauren Baker

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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Globalization, Communities And Human Rights: Community-Based Property Rights And Prior Informed Consent, Daniel Barstow Magraw, Lauren Baker

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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The Human Right To Environment And The Peaceful Use Of Nuclear Energy, Luis E. Rodriguez-Rivera

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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Old Ground And New Directions At Sacred Sites On The Western Landscape, Kristen A. Carpenter

Denver Law Review

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Legitimacy, Justice, And The Future Of Africa, J. Peter Pham

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa edited by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and Philip J. McConnaughay. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004. 308 pp.

A Case Study In Multinational Corporate Accountability: Ecuador's Indigenous Peoples Struggle For Redress, Maxi Lyons

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

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Ecological Rights Found V. Pc. Lumber Co., 230 F.3d 1141 (9th Cir. 2000), John A. Helfrich

Water Law Review

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Vol. 78, No. 4: Table Of Contents, Denver University Law Review

Denver Law Review

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The Phoenix Rises From El Cenizo: A Community Creates And Affirms A Latino/A Border Cultural Citizenship Through Its Language And Safe Haven Ordinances, Maria Pabon Lopez

Denver Law Review

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Re/Forming And Influencing Public Policy, Law And Religion: Missing From The Table, Laura M. Padilla

Denver Law Review

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