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Freshwater Governance for the 21st Century
The objective of this book is to broadly illustrate the key aspects of water governance, mapping the spectrum of decision-making from techno-centric and eco-centric approaches, to hybrid concepts and people-centric approaches. Topics covered include the challenges for water-governance models, the polycentric model, the integration challenge, water in the decision-making hierarchy, and the rise …
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- 978-3-319-43350-9
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- XXVII, 250
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- 6
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New Living Cases on Corporate Governance
This unique open access book features a selection of Living Cases on Corporate Governance, which were developed and compiled by chairpersons, members of the board of directors, and CEOs in various countries, working in close collaboration with prominent researchers. Each Living Case addresses a current issue that a given company or institution needs to resolve. For every Case, the goal is fo…
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- 978-3-030-48606-8
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- XVIII, 105
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- Management for Professionals (MANAGPROF)
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Studies in Global Animal Law
This open access book contains 13 contributions on global animal law, preceded by an introduction which explains key concepts and methods. Global Animal Law refers to the sum of legal rules and principles (both state-made and non-state-made) governing the interaction between humans and other animals, on a domestic, local, regional, and international level. Global animal law is the response to t…
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- 9783662607565
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- VIII, 183
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- 290
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Handbook of Military Sciences
This open access handbook is a major reference work in the field of Military Sciences. Its main purpose is to inform and enlighten those dealing with the military on the role and contributions of science in describing, understanding and explaining military life, knowledge and doings. The handbook provides a comprehensive thematic introduction to various sub-fields of Military Sciences. The …
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- 1
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- 9783030028664
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Challenges in Research Policy : Evidence-Based Policy Briefs with Recommendat…
This open access volume addresses major challenges in research policy and provides advice on how to approach them. With chapters designed as accessible policy briefs, the book serves as an essential resource for new actors in research policy. It offers evidence-based recommendations on approaching research governance, funding, and evaluation challenges by covering these topics: Identifying a…
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- 978-3-031-69580-3
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- VIII, 113
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- SpringerBriefs in Political Science (BRIEFSPOLITICAL)
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- 350 CHA
National Constitutions in European and Global Governance: Democracy, Rights, …
This two-volume book, published open access, brings together leading scholars of constitutional law from twenty-nine European countries to revisit the role of national constitutions at a time when decision-making has increasingly shifted to the European and transnational level. It offers important insights into three areas. First, it explores how constitutions reflect the transfer of powers fro…
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- 1
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- 9789462652736
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- XXIV, 1522 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Glocal Governance : How to Govern in the Anthropocene?
This open access book develops a conceptual framework for glocal governance as a multi-stakeholder local governance approach based on global human rights norms and democratic principles. It discusses glocal governance as part of an ongoing global transformation process that began in the 1990s, when democracy and individualizing responsibilities for governance became the dominant political syste…
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- 978-3-031-02108-4
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- X, 135
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- SpringerBriefs in Political Science (BRIEFSPOLITICAL)
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- 350 GLO
Integrating the UN SDGs into WTO Law
This is an open access book. Sustainable development is so important that humanity must do its utmost to achieve these goals for the well-being of the present and future generations. WTO members have started to reform WTO rules since the WTO’s Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference in 2017. The book describes a possible bright future for readers: WTO members can integrate the UN SDGs into WTO la…
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- 978-3-031-73876-0
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- XVIII, 293
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- European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EUROYEAR, volume 41)
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- 340 ZHA i
Sustainable Commodity Use : Its Governance, Legal Framework, and Future Regul…
This open access book examines the governance and legal landscape of the global commodity sector. For that purpose, the author conceptualises both Global Commodity Governance (GCG) as well as Transnational Commodity Law (TCL). He defines the key terms of Global Commodity Governance, delineates the underlying legal framework of Transnational Commodity Law, and assesses the effectiveness of Trans…
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- 978-3-030-89496-2
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- XVII, 307
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- European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EUROYEAR, volume 21)
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- 340 OEH s
Public Actors in International Investment Law
This open access book focuses on public actors with a role in the settlement of investment disputes. Traditional studies on actors in international investment law have tended to concentrate on arbitrators, claimant investors and respondent states. Yet this focus on the “principal” players in investment dispute settlement has allowed a number of other seminal actors to be neglected. This boo…
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- 978-3-030-58916-5
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- X, 199
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- European Yearbook of International Economic Law (EUROYEAR)
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- 340 PUB
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