CEDEF : la Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes et son protocole facultatif / Maya Hertig Randall, Michel Hottelier, Karine Lempen
. - Zurich : Schulthess, 2019.
A 341.4858 CED
La Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes (CEDEF) a été adoptée le 18 décembre 1979 par l'Organisation des Nations Unies et est entrée en vigueur le 3 septembre 1981. Le Protocole facultatif qui est venu compléter son mécanisme international de protection a été conclu le 6 octobre 1999. Il est en vigueur depuis le 22 décembre 2000. Publié à l'occasion du 40ème anniversaire de la Convention et du 20ème anniversaire de son Protocole, le présent ouvrage est le premier commentaire qui offre un exposé systématique de ces instruments en langue française.
Rédigé par 36 contributrices et contributeurs de renom, le Commentaire présente les garanties de nature formelle, matérielle et procédurale que la CEDEF et son Protocole ont vocation à faire respecter, protéger et réaliser.
Complexity's embrace : the international law implications of Brexit / Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, Eva Lein
. - Waterloo : Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2018.
A 341.24220941 COM
An unprecedented political, economic, social, and legal storm was unleashed by the United Kingdom's June 2016 referendum to leave the European Union and the government's response to the vote. After decades of strengthening European integration and independence, Brexit necessitates a deep understanding of its international law implications on both sides of the English Channel in order to chart the stormy seas of negotiating and advancing beyond separation. In Complexity's Embrace, international law practitioners and academics from the United Kingdom, Europe, Canada and the United States look beyond the rhetoric of "Brexit Means Brexit" and "no agreement is better than a bad agreement" to explain the challenges that need to be addressed in the diverse fields of trade, financial services, insolvency, intellectual property, environment, and human rights. The authors in this volume articulate, with unvarnished clarity, the international law implications of Brexit, providing policy makers, commentators, the legal community, and civil society with critical information they need to participate in negotiating their future within or outside Europe. Complexity's Embrace explores the many unprecedented questions about the UK's future trading arrangements. Contributors include Thomas Cottier, Armand de Mestral, Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, David A. Gantz, Markus Gehring, Valerie Hughes, Matthias Lehmann, Eva Lein, Dorothy Livingston, Richard Macrory, Luke McDonagh, Marc Mimler, Howard P. Morris, Gabriel Moss, Helen Mountfield, Federico M. Mucciarelli, Joe Newbigin, Colm O?Cinneide, Damilola S. Olawuyi, Christoph G. Paulus, Maziar Peihani, Freedom-Kai Phillips, Stephen Tromans, Diana Wallis, and Dirk Zetzsche.
Eu environmental law / Geert van Calster, Leonie Reins
. - Cheltenham : Elgar, 2018.
A 344.24046 CAL EUE
This highly accessible book gives readers a thorough and nuanced overview of European environmental law, covering on the basic framework and principles as well as substantive law. It provides much-needed insight into a crucial area of legal practice throughout the EU; at a time when environmental law in Member States is becoming ever less 'national' and EU regulation is growing in scope and importance. The book provides state-of-the-art insights into key pieces of legislation and topical developments in various areas of environmental regulation.
The first part offers a succinct overview of the framework of European environmental law and the fundamental principles that govern it. This part covers the creation, implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations and includes dedicated chapters on in particular environmental impact assessment and environmental liability. The chapters in the second part offer in-depth analysis of the substantive law in key areas, including biodiversity, air quality, waste and chemicals regulation, and climate change.
European environmental regulation is becoming more complex and interrelated, making it a crucial field of study for European law graduates and an area of increasing exposure to the legal profession and in industry. This much-needed book combines detailed legal analysis with a concise and accessible style, making it an ideal companion for students, academics and professionals alike.
Indigenous peoples' status in the international legal system / Mattias Åhrén
. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
A 341.4852 AHR IND
While many have explored the law surrounding the rights of indigenous peoples through an examination of all relevant instruments and institutions, this book is based on the premise that one can obtain an in depth knowledge of the indigenous rights regime by simply knowing the answer to two questions: What is meant by 'peoples' and 'equality' under international law?
From Terra Nullius to International Legal Subjects and Possessors of Land - Indigenous Peoples' Status in the International Legal System offers a new and profound insight into the international indigenous rights discourse. This volume articulates that the understanding of 'peoples' is paramount to the question of whether indigenous peoples are beneficiaries of the right to self-determination, and, if so, what should be the content and scope of this right. The book additionally explores the contemporary meaning of 'equality', arguing that the understanding of equality fundamentally impacts what rights indigenous peoples possess over territories and natural resources. This book outlines the rights of greatest relevance to indigenous peoples, communities, and individuals, and explains the justification for indigenous rights.
Mediator skills and techniques : triangle of influence / Laurence Boulle, Miryana Nesic
. - Haywards Heath : Bloomsbury Professional, 2010.
A 347.09 BOU MED
This practical and essential guide, with examples, case studies, exercises, precedents, and other resources, covers the skills, techniques, and strategies required in mediation. It is an all-encompassing resource for beginner and experienced mediators, lawyers representing clients in mediation, other participants in mediation, and those involved in the practice of dispute resolution. The book provides examples and case studies to illustrate important points, as well as practical exercises. Precedents and other resources are also provided.
Natural resources and human rights : an appraisal / Jérémie Gilbert
. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
A 341.4 GIL NAT
Natural resources and their effective management are necessary for securing the realisation of human rights. The management of natural resources is linked to broad issues of economic development, as well as to political stability, peace and security, but it is also intimately connected to the political, economic, social and cultural rights of individuals and communities relying on these resources. The management of natural resources often leads to ill-planned development, misappropriation of land, corruption, bad governance, misaligned budget priorities, lack of strong institutional reforms and weak policies coupled with a continued denial of the human rights of local communities.
This book argues that human rights law can play an important role in ensuring a more effective and sustainable management of natural resources, putting forward the idea of a human rights-based normative framework for natural resource management. It offers a comprehensive analysis of the different norms, procedures, and approaches developed under human rights law that are relevant to the management of natural resources. Advocating for a less market and corporate approach to the control, ownership, and management of natural resources, this book supports the development of holistic and coherent integration of human rights law in the overall international legal framework governing the management of natural resources.
Sustainable development goals : law, theory and implementation / ed. by Duncan French, Louis J. Kotzé
. - Cheltenham : Elgar, 2018.
A 344.046 SUS
Building on the previously established Millennium Development Goals, which ran from 2000–2015, the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the UN with a roadmap for development until 2030. This topical book explores the associated legal and normative implications of these SDGs, which in themselves are not legally binding.
The 17 goals and 169 targets of the SDGs cover areas as crucial as poverty reduction, climate change, clean water and access to justice. Combining both thematic and goal-specific analysis, expert contributors establish the relevance not just of international law, but also of a broader range of normative frameworks including constitutional norms, domestic regulatory law and human rights. Connecting the SDGs to wider debates in international law and politics, this book ultimately demonstrates that law has an important constitutive and instrumental role to play in both implemention and analysis.
The first of its kind to offer a specific focus on the relationship between law and the SDGs, this much-needed book will prove invaluable for scholars in the field of international sustainable development. Its insightful observations will also provide food for thought for both related international organizations and national government officials.