Search for dissertations about: "environmental law"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 204 swedish dissertations containing the words environmental law.
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1. Green Public Procurement Legal Instruments for Promoting Environmental Interests in the United States and European Union
University dissertation from Uppsala : Uppsala UniversityAbstract : While public environmental law, regulation and governance have paved the traditional road towards environmental and natural resource protection, the pathway has been expanded to include a broader orbit of interest areas and regulatory tools in an effort to achieve sustainability. Through the lens of comparative law and policy, this thesis evaluates one such expansion of environmental law—attempts to further environmental interests through public procurement in the European Union (EU) and United States (U. READ MORE
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2. Arguments for Access to Justice : Supra-individual Environmental Claims Before Administrative Courts
University dissertation from Uppsala : Department of LawAbstract : In the early 19th century, in the wake of industrialisation, complaints from people affected by pollution were considered a threat to industrial expansion and economic growth. Today, the right of access to justice is increasingly considered a legal vehicle for enhancing environmental protection. READ MORE
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3. Law in Integrated and Adaptive Governance of Freshwaters A Study of the Swedish Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive
University dissertation from Uppsala : Department of LawAbstract : Water is essential for sustaining life and providing ecosystem services for different human needs. In 2000, the European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) was adopted against the background of increasing pressure on the waters of Europe. READ MORE
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4. On Sustainability of Biomass for Energy and the Governance Thereof
University dissertation from Uppsala : Department of LawAbstract : Due to concerns about climate change, energy security, and resource scarcity, non- renewable resources are increasingly being displaced by biomass. As with most human activities, the production of biobased products can be associated with negative impacts. Primarily, this relates to the biomass supply systems, i.e. READ MORE
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5. Enforcing Environmental Responsibilities A Comparative Study of Environmental Administrative Law
University dissertation from Uppsala : Department of LawAbstract : This thesis is about the distrubution of responsibilities in the environmental law enforcement procedure, between the state and the individual environmental actor. The state and its public authorities have a fundamental environmental responsibility. This responsibility is nevertheless shared with the actors. READ MORE
