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Research paper thumbnail of Study on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources Contract No.: B7-8110/2001/326404/MAR/E3 Prepared for the European Commission Directorate-General, Environment ***

2 Intellectual property rights and the conservation of genetic resources in international law and... more 2 Intellectual property rights and the conservation of genetic resources in international law and policy: an overview............................................................8 2.1 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)...........................................................8

Research paper thumbnail of Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Environmental Co-operation : Legal Basis and Practical Experience

Research paper thumbnail of The international forests regime : legal and policy issues

Synthesis of the various components of international law that have an impact on forests and provi... more Synthesis of the various components of international law that have an impact on forests and provides a policy framework for conservation and sustainable use, against which any future global forest regime shoud be measured.

Research paper thumbnail of The Kyoto protocol : international climate policy for the 21st century

Building Blocks and Negotiating History: The Science of Climate Change.- Key Players and Interest... more Building Blocks and Negotiating History: The Science of Climate Change.- Key Players and Interests.- The Framework Convention on Climate Change: The Legal Basis of International Action.- The Berlin Mandate and the AGBM Process.- Outside the Climate Arena: Multilateral and Bilateral Diplomacy.- Changing the Balance: Governmental and Non-Governmental Developments.- Kyoto: the Endgame.- The Provisions of the Kyoto Protocol: Overview.- Preamble and Definitions (Article 1).- Policies and Measures (Article 2).- Emission Limitation and Reduction Commitments (Article 3).- Joint Fulfilment of Commitments (Article 4).- Joint Implementation (Article 6).- The Clean Development Mechanism (Article 12).- Emissions Trading (Article 17).- Implementation Review and Compliance (Articles 5, 7, 8, 16, 18, 19).- Developing Country Participation (Articles 10, 11).- Institutions (Articles 13, 14, 15).- Review, Development and Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol (Articles 3.9, 9, 20, 21).- Final Provisions of t...

Research paper thumbnail of Report of the workshop Methodologies for environmental assessment of trade liberalisation agreements

Assesing the Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalisation Agreements Methodologies 2000 Isbn 92 64 17190 8 Pags 11 18, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Implications of a UNEO for the global architecture of the international environmental governance system

Research paper thumbnail of Report of the workshop Methodologies for environmental assessment of trade liberalisation agreements

Research paper thumbnail of The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment. Is it making a difference

Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, 1999

The decision to create the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) was taken by the minister... more The decision to create the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) was taken by the ministers who met in Marrakesh to sign the Fi-nal Act of the Uruguay Round on 15 April 1994.1 It followed from the decision taken in 1993 by the Trade Negotiations Committee ...

Research paper thumbnail of Mapping The Field

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2016

This introductory chapter outlines the scope and development of international climate change law ... more This introductory chapter outlines the scope and development of international climate change law which addresses the unique nature of climate change and its complexities. The twentieth century saw the international community identifying and recognizing climate change as a global problem. Drawing from the basic tenets of international environmental law, the United Nations established two international legal frameworks that form the backbone of the international climate change regime—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC, as a framework instrument, sets the parameters for global discourse and provides an essential forum for dialogue and decision-making on climate change matters. It is extended and complimented by the Kyoto Protocol, which sets out legally binding emission reduction obligations for developed country parties, provides for a series of market-based mitigation tools, and generally adds further contour to the ...

Research paper thumbnail of I. General Developments

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organization An Action Guide

Research paper thumbnail of Ensuring Compatibility between Multilateral Environmental Agreements and GATT/WTO

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of CClliimmaattee CChhaannggee,, CCoommppeettiittiivveenneessss aanndd TTrraaddee

Research paper thumbnail of The Inter-Relationships Between Intellectual Property Rights and Conservation of Genetic Resources

Research paper thumbnail of Documentation Requirements Under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: The Decision by the 3rd Meeting of Parties on Article 18.2(a)

Research paper thumbnail of Protecting specially important areas during international armed conflict: a critique of the IUCN Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Hostile Military Activities in Protected Areas

Legal, Economic, and Scientific Perspectives, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change Competitiveness and Trade

C Cl li im ma at te e C Ch ha an ng ge e, , C Co om mp pe et ti it ti iv ve en ne es ss s a an nd... more C Cl li im ma at te e C Ch ha an ng ge e, , C Co om mp pe et ti it ti iv ve en ne es ss s a an nd d T Tr ra ad de e

Research paper thumbnail of Patenting Genetic Resources: Striving for the Right Balance

Research paper thumbnail of XII. Reports from International Organizations and Bodies

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of XI. Reports on International Organizations and Bodies

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 2004

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Research paper thumbnail of Study on the Inter-Relations between Intellectual Property Rights Regimes and the Conservation of Genetic Resources Contract No.: B7-8110/2001/326404/MAR/E3 Prepared for the European Commission Directorate-General, Environment ***

2 Intellectual property rights and the conservation of genetic resources in international law and... more 2 Intellectual property rights and the conservation of genetic resources in international law and policy: an overview............................................................8 2.1 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)...........................................................8

Research paper thumbnail of Participation of Non-Governmental Organisations in International Environmental Co-operation : Legal Basis and Practical Experience

Research paper thumbnail of The international forests regime : legal and policy issues

Synthesis of the various components of international law that have an impact on forests and provi... more Synthesis of the various components of international law that have an impact on forests and provides a policy framework for conservation and sustainable use, against which any future global forest regime shoud be measured.

Research paper thumbnail of The Kyoto protocol : international climate policy for the 21st century

Building Blocks and Negotiating History: The Science of Climate Change.- Key Players and Interest... more Building Blocks and Negotiating History: The Science of Climate Change.- Key Players and Interests.- The Framework Convention on Climate Change: The Legal Basis of International Action.- The Berlin Mandate and the AGBM Process.- Outside the Climate Arena: Multilateral and Bilateral Diplomacy.- Changing the Balance: Governmental and Non-Governmental Developments.- Kyoto: the Endgame.- The Provisions of the Kyoto Protocol: Overview.- Preamble and Definitions (Article 1).- Policies and Measures (Article 2).- Emission Limitation and Reduction Commitments (Article 3).- Joint Fulfilment of Commitments (Article 4).- Joint Implementation (Article 6).- The Clean Development Mechanism (Article 12).- Emissions Trading (Article 17).- Implementation Review and Compliance (Articles 5, 7, 8, 16, 18, 19).- Developing Country Participation (Articles 10, 11).- Institutions (Articles 13, 14, 15).- Review, Development and Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol (Articles 3.9, 9, 20, 21).- Final Provisions of t...

Research paper thumbnail of Report of the workshop Methodologies for environmental assessment of trade liberalisation agreements

Assesing the Environmental Effects of Trade Liberalisation Agreements Methodologies 2000 Isbn 92 64 17190 8 Pags 11 18, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Implications of a UNEO for the global architecture of the international environmental governance system

Research paper thumbnail of Report of the workshop Methodologies for environmental assessment of trade liberalisation agreements

Research paper thumbnail of The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment. Is it making a difference

Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law, 1999

The decision to create the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) was taken by the minister... more The decision to create the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE) was taken by the ministers who met in Marrakesh to sign the Fi-nal Act of the Uruguay Round on 15 April 1994.1 It followed from the decision taken in 1993 by the Trade Negotiations Committee ...

Research paper thumbnail of Mapping The Field

Oxford Handbooks Online, 2016

This introductory chapter outlines the scope and development of international climate change law ... more This introductory chapter outlines the scope and development of international climate change law which addresses the unique nature of climate change and its complexities. The twentieth century saw the international community identifying and recognizing climate change as a global problem. Drawing from the basic tenets of international environmental law, the United Nations established two international legal frameworks that form the backbone of the international climate change regime—the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and the Kyoto Protocol. The UNFCCC, as a framework instrument, sets the parameters for global discourse and provides an essential forum for dialogue and decision-making on climate change matters. It is extended and complimented by the Kyoto Protocol, which sets out legally binding emission reduction obligations for developed country parties, provides for a series of market-based mitigation tools, and generally adds further contour to the ...

Research paper thumbnail of I. General Developments

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Towards a mutually supportive relationship between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the World Trade Organization An Action Guide

Research paper thumbnail of Ensuring Compatibility between Multilateral Environmental Agreements and GATT/WTO

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of CClliimmaattee CChhaannggee,, CCoommppeettiittiivveenneessss aanndd TTrraaddee

Research paper thumbnail of The Inter-Relationships Between Intellectual Property Rights and Conservation of Genetic Resources

Research paper thumbnail of Documentation Requirements Under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: The Decision by the 3rd Meeting of Parties on Article 18.2(a)

Research paper thumbnail of Protecting specially important areas during international armed conflict: a critique of the IUCN Draft Convention on the Prohibition of Hostile Military Activities in Protected Areas

Legal, Economic, and Scientific Perspectives, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Climate Change Competitiveness and Trade

C Cl li im ma at te e C Ch ha an ng ge e, , C Co om mp pe et ti it ti iv ve en ne es ss s a an nd... more C Cl li im ma at te e C Ch ha an ng ge e, , C Co om mp pe et ti it ti iv ve en ne es ss s a an nd d T Tr ra ad de e

Research paper thumbnail of Patenting Genetic Resources: Striving for the Right Balance

Research paper thumbnail of XII. Reports from International Organizations and Bodies

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 1998

RefDoc Bienvenue - Welcome. Refdoc est un service / is powered by. ...

Research paper thumbnail of XI. Reports on International Organizations and Bodies

Yearbook of International Environmental Law, 2004

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