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Decoding Marine Genetic Resource Governance Under the BBNJ Agreement
This open access book provides practical guidance for understanding the new treaty adopted in June 2023 that will change the way biodiversity is governed in about two thirds of the oceans known as areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ). The Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyon…
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- 978-3-031-72100-7
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- XXIV, 329
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The Mitigation of Marine Plastic Pollution in International Law = Facts, Poli…
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. The massive accumulation of plastics in marine environments is one of the most pressing environmental concerns of our time. This book examines the relevant international legal framework applying to land-based sources of plastic pollution. Against the backdrop of the dynamics o…
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- 9789004508613
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- 476 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- World Trade Institute Advanced Studies, Volume: 8
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The Law of the Seabed = Access, Uses, and Protection of Seabed Resources
The Law of the Seabed reviews the most pressing legal questions raised by the use and protection of natural resources on and underneath the world’s seabeds. While barely accessible, the seabed plays a major role in the Earth’s ecological balance. It is both a medium and a resource, and is central to the blue economy. New uses and new knowledge about seabed ecosystems, and the risks of disp…
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- 9789004391567
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- 638 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- Publications on Ocean Development
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Datenschutz als Vermögensrecht = Datenschutzrecht als Instrument des Datenha…
In diesem Open-Access-Buch untersucht die Autorin die Fortentwicklung des Datenschutzrechts zu einem Datenhandelsrecht. Sie stellt dar, wie Personendaten bereits heute gehandelt werden können und wo sich Problemfelder insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund von Big Data ergeben. Außerdem veranschaulicht sie bestehende Reformvorschläge, wie z. B. die Einführung eines sogenannten „Dateneigentumsâ€â€¦
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- 9783658307974
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- XXI, 228 ill; lamp
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The Governance of Insurance Undertakings = Corporate Law and Insurance Regula…
This open access volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation brings together contributions from authors with different legal cultures. It aims to identify the legal issues that arise from the intersection of two disciplines: insurance law and corporate/company law. These legal issues are examined mainly from the perspective of European Union (EU) law. However, ther…
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- 1
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- 9783030858179
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- X, 360 hlm ill; lamp
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- 6
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Insurance Distribution Directive= A Legal Analysis
This open access volume of the AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation offers the first comprehensive legal and regulatory analysis of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The IDD came into force on 1 October 2018 and regulates the distribution of insurance products in the EU. The book examines the main changes accompanying the IDD and analyses its impact on insurance…
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- 9783030527389
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- XI, 441 hlm ill; lamp
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- 3
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International Children’s Rights Instruments
This collection is an essential supplement to the recent academic handbooks on children’s rights studies and international children's rights law. Over the years, the international legal framework on children's rights has evolved into a complex system, which includes United Nations treaties and resolutions, regional human rights instruments, such as treaties, recommendations, resolutions, and …
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- 978-90-04-68122-4
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- xii, 700 pp
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Indigenous Peoples' Cultural Heritage : Rights, Debates, Challenges
Indigenous rights to heritage have only recently become the subject of academic scholarship. This collection aims to fill that gap by offering the fruits of a unique conference on this topic organised by the University of Lapland with the help of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The conference made clear that important information on Indigenous cultural heritage has remaine…
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- 978-90-04-34219-4
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- viii, 352 pp
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Implementing International Watercourses Law through the WEF Nexus and SDGs : …
Implementing International Watercourses Law through the WEF Nexus and SDGs: An Integrated Approach Illustrated in the Zambezi River Basin offers an innovative approach to the governance of shared watercourses and the implementation of international water law through the Law, Nexus and Goals (LNG) approach. By looking at policy frameworks such as the WEF nexus and global development agendas such…
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- 978-90-04-44471-3
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- vi, 90 pp
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- Brill Research Perspectives in International Water Law
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Illegal Annexation and State Continuity : The Case of the Incorporation of th…
This volume, now in its second and revised edition, deals with the legal status of the three Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - as a consequence of the illegality of the Soviet annexation in 1940-1991. It offers a detailed historical overview of the Soviet takeover of the Baltic States in 1939/1940 and analysis of international law as it was in force, also regionally and bilaterall…
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- 978-90-04-46489-6
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- xvi, 307pp
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- The Erik Castrén Institute Monographs on International Law and Human Rights, Volume: 20
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