Search for dissertations about: "International environment law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words International environment law.

2. 1. Environmental Policy Space and International Investment Law

   Author : Åsa Romson; Jonas Ebbesson; Ole Kristian Fauchald; Mads Andenæs; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; policy space; environmental law; international investment law; IIA; fair and equitable treatment; legitimate expectations; national treatment; indirect expropriation; chilling effect; miljörätt; Environmental Law;

   Abstract : This dissertation analyses the implications of international investment law on host states’ legal ability to protect the environment, regulate sustainable use of natural resources, and develop new approaches to manage environmental risks and uncertainties. ‘Environmental policy space’ is found to be a useful term when exploring the regulatory autonomy in this context. READ MORE

4. 2. Prior informed consent and hazardous trade : Regulating trade in hazardous goods at the intersection of sovereignty, free trade and environmental protection

   Author : David Langlet; Said Mahmoudi; Günther Handl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; informed consent; PIC; trade bans; effective sovereignty; environmental law; free-trade law; hazardous substances; wastes; chemicals; GMOs; Environmental law; Miljörätt; miljörätt; Environmental Law;

   Abstract : This dissertation analyses international and to some extent domestic law pertaining to trade in hazardous substances. Hazardous trade regulation is found to promote or accommodate three objectives in particular: the strengthening of the ability of (importing) States to exercise control of transboundary flows of hazardous substances; the protection of human health and environment; and the avoidance of impediments to the free flow of goods. READ MORE

5. 3. Transboundary Law for Social-Ecological Resilience? : A Study on Eutrophication in the Baltic Sea Area

   Author : Brita Bohman; Jonas Ebbesson; Lena Gipperth; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; transboundary pollution control; transboundary law; eutrophication; social-ecological resilience; ecosystem approach; environmental law; environmental governance; the Baltic Sea; ocean governance; miljörätt; Environmental Law;

   Abstract : This dissertation evaluates the role and effectiveness of law in the transboundary environmental governance of the Baltic Sea with regard to eutrophication. To this end, it reviews the applicable international agreements with their related instruments, as well as the EU legal frameworks, for the protection of the Baltic Sea environment on the basis of theories on resilience in social-ecological systems. READ MORE

6. 4. Protecting the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict - The Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

   Author : Britta Sjöstedt; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental law; public international law; international humanitarian law; folkrätt; miljörätt; internationell humanitär rätt;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how environmental treaties, also referred to as multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), can enhance the protection of the environment during armed conflicts of both international and non-international character. The examination also covers the immediate aftermath of armed conflicts. READ MORE

7. 5. International Environmental Law and the Search for Harmony with Nature: A Critical Inquiry into the Metaphysical Underpinnings of the Legal Discourse on Environmental Protection

   Author : Moa De Lucia Dahlbeck; Juridiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; harmony with nature report; metaphysics; environmental protection; sustainable development; international environmental law; ethics; Spinoza; public international law; folkrätt; miljörätt;

   Abstract : For some time now, the world in general and international law in particular have witnessed one and the same widespread call for action. Both public and private interests claim that present-day standards and technology have proven insufficient for saving the natural environment. READ MORE