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International Law And International Relations In A Pluriform World, Sompong Sucharitkul

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The basic purpose of this cursory discourse is to explore the ways and means by which peace, progress and prosperity could be restored, maintained and enhanced in the relations among nations through the rule of international law for the benefit of mankind as a whole, taking into account the pluriformity of States and peoples that compose the international community.

Transboundary Groundwaters: The Bellagio Draft Treaty, Robert D. Hayton, Albert E. Utton

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Increasing populations and industrial and agricultural development worldwide are placing much greater demands on groundwater supplies. Many of these groundwater basins or aquifers underlie two or more countries and are, thus, international or transboundary. Withdrawals from one country can drain life-giving water from a neighboring country and, as a consequence, be the source of severe and protracted conflict. Unfortunately, international law and treaty practice are only at a beginning stage. With the goal of advancing international law and institutions on the matter, a multi-disciplinary group of specialists over an eight-year period have developed a draft international groundwater treaty.

The draft …

Book Review: State Immunity: Some Recent Developments, Sompong Sucharitkul

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Quelques Questions Juridiques A L'Egard Des "Boat People" En Tant Que Refugies Politiques, Sompong Sucharitkul

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Evolution Continue D'Une Notion Nouvelle: Le Patrimoine Commun De L'Humanite, Sompong Sucharitkul

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Indian Consent To American Government, Richard B. Collins

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Integrated Pollution Control: The Way Forward, Lakshman Guruswamy

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Integrating Thoughtways: Re-Opening Of The Environmental Mind?, Lakshman Guruswamy

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The implementation of environmental law and policy has assumed that pollution could be contained, corralled and interdicted within the medium (air, land, or water) in which unpleasant effects are encountered. Sweeping, but piecemeal, federal legislation in the 1970s aspired to create healthy air, together with fishable, swimmable and drinkable waters. Despite impressive gains, these goals have not been achieved. There have been painful failures, compounded by the mounting costs of environmental protection. While the need for environmental protection is generally accepted, the effectiveness and efficiency of regulation based on the legislation of the 1970s has been questioned in the 1980s. …