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Why Central Banks Need To Take Human Rights More Seriously, Daniel D. Bradlow Jan 2019

Why Central Banks Need To Take Human Rights More Seriously, Daniel D. Bradlow

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Most central bankers think that there is a tenuous connection between the operations of central banks and human rights. Their responsibility is to concentrate on the relatively narrow set of macro-economic variables that are relevant to their mandates and to leave to their country’s political leadership the decisions dealing with the complex and politically sensitive variables that affect the functioning of the economy and society.

This position is no longer tenable. Climate change is forcing the central banking community to rethink their view of their responsibilities. The recent release of the Network for Greening, the Financial System’s first comprehensive report …


The Paris Agreement And Global Climate Litigation After The Trump Withdrawal, David Hunter Jan 2019

The Paris Agreement And Global Climate Litigation After The Trump Withdrawal, David Hunter

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The article addresses the emergence of cases in many countries around the world that are addressing climate change by enforcing, or at least referring to, the Paris Agreement.


Reclaiming The Navajo Range: Resolving The Conflict Between Grazing Rights And Development, Ezra Rosser Jan 2019

Reclaiming The Navajo Range: Resolving The Conflict Between Grazing Rights And Development, Ezra Rosser

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Grazing is fundamental to Navajo identity, yet management of the Navajo range remains highly problematic. This Essay connects the federal government's devastating livestock reduction effort of the 1930s with the inability of the Navajo Nation to place meaningful limits on grazing and the power of grazing permittees. It argues that the Navajo Nation should consider reasserting the tribe's traditional understanding that property rights depend on use as a way to create space for reservation development.