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Patching The Ark: Improving Legal Protection Of Biological Diversity, Holly Doremus
Patching The Ark: Improving Legal Protection Of Biological Diversity, Holly Doremus
Holly Doremus
Critiques the species-by-species approach of the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA) and discusses more holistic alternatives; US.
Understanding Imf Stand-By Arrangements From The Perspective Of International And Domestic Law: The Experience Of Venezuela In The 1990s, Gabriel Garcia
Understanding Imf Stand-By Arrangements From The Perspective Of International And Domestic Law: The Experience Of Venezuela In The 1990s, Gabriel Garcia
Dr Gabriel Garcia
During the 1990s, international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) promoted the so-called 'Washington Consensus'. One of the premises of the consensus was that developing countries needed to embrace a market economy and build a legal system supportive of the rule of law in order to promote progress and defeat poverty. The onset of financial crises across South America and the inability of governments to deal with problems derived from this financial meltdown provided the proitious conditions for the IMF to implement its agenda of promoting a market economy and the rule of …
Rights Of Adolescent Girls In India: A Critical Look At Laws And Policies, Saumya Uma
Rights Of Adolescent Girls In India: A Critical Look At Laws And Policies, Saumya Uma
Dr. Saumya Uma
Dealing With The Dilemmas: Integrity, Knowledge And Research, Jennifer M. Nielsen
Dealing With The Dilemmas: Integrity, Knowledge And Research, Jennifer M. Nielsen
Dr Jennifer M Nielsen
Based on a paper presented at the Australasian Law Teachers Association Annual Conference, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 4-7 July 1999 - stimulating debate amongst legal academics on the critique raised by indigenous Australians of 'pseudo-white experts' of western-oriented research methods and of research done 'about them' - little questioning or discussion within the literature by Australian academics of the ethics process in research or examination of ethics of research on indigenous issues - only a small number of those undertaking research into indigenous people are themselves indigenous Australians - the indigenous critique remains misunderstood by or unknown …