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Reframing Humans (Homo Sapiens) In International Biodiversity Law To Frame Protections For Climate Refugees, Jullee Kim
Reframing Humans (Homo Sapiens) In International Biodiversity Law To Frame Protections For Climate Refugees, Jullee Kim
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
Currently, application of international environmental law assumes that humans are separate from nature. Yet, the terminology commonly adopted for persons displaced as a result of climate change, “climate refugees,” represents the ultimate expression of the nexus where impacts from both natural and human systems coalesce. “Climate” represents the physical conditions appearing as a result of climate change and altering a person’s home to render it no longer habitable. While suitability of the term “refugees” in the climate change context is debated, it represents the political and societal conditions forcing the person to flee from their home, potentially across national borders, …
Resolving Technological Controversies In Regulatory Agencies, Sidney A. Shapiro
Resolving Technological Controversies In Regulatory Agencies, Sidney A. Shapiro
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Professor Shapiro notes that, e.g., advisory committees may increase technical accuracy at the price of delaying already slow rule making and urges Congress and the courts to provide agencies with broad procedural discretion.
The Greening Of Technology Transfer: A Conference Summary, William O. Hennessey
The Greening Of Technology Transfer: A Conference Summary, William O. Hennessey
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Hennessey briefly reports on an international conference that explored the relationship between patent and other intellectual property laws and those designed to protect the environment and maintain biodiversity.