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For the first time in human history, people are collectively modifying the Earth’s environment and ecosystems on a global scale. Some scholars suggest the world is entering a new geological era, the Anthropocene, in which Earth systems are moving … Continue reading » “Prosperous and green in the Anthropocene: The human right to a healthy environment in Southeast Asia”
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Climate change and environmental degradation are today causing growing concerns for people across the globe. Yet, not everybody is affected in the same way or to the same extent by the effects of these developments. As explained in this … Continue reading » “Women’s Human Rights and the Right to a Clean, Safe, Healthy, and Sustainable Environment – Manual for Judges 2019”
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This paper explains the absence”environmental rights”within ASEAN’s institutional framework and prospects for institutional change in the future.By drawing upon a constructivist and historical institutionalist framework, we argue that ASEAN intergovernmental mechanism has not yet incorporated “environmental rights” due to … Continue reading » “Constructing ASEAN Environmental Governance: Regional Cooperation, Environmental Rights, and the Politics of Institutional Change”
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Aimed at environmental protection, environmental administrative public interest litigation safeguards the environmental rights of citizens by means of administrative litigation. If the government power is not subject to proper supervision and control, abuse of power may ensue, resulting in … Continue reading » “Research on the Status and Development in Asian Environmental Administrative Public Interest Litigation”
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The evolution of India’s ambitious nuclear program and the discourse surrounding it provides one of the textbook-cases for evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of Indian democracy in general. This paper explores why the Indian state has resorted to unprecedented … Continue reading » “Shrinking Spaces for Democratic Dissent: A Study of the Grassroots Anti-Nuclear Movement in India”
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While Viet Nam has been successful in achieving economic growth, poverty reduction and gender equality, the country cannot avoid exposure to a variety of disasters due to climate change, as it is among the most prone regions to disasters … Continue reading » “Gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) – laws, policies and practices in Vietnam”
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