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Can waste become a profitable business rather than a costly
problem, creating green business opportunities and green jobs while
protecting the environment? Might this reduce illegal trade and
improper recycling of hazardous wastes by making the legitimate
alternatives more attractive? Addressing these questions, this book
examines environmentally sound waste management as a driver in the
transition to a Green Economy, and discusses how this transition is
challenged by technical limitations, weak regulatory environments
and lack of financial incentives. This in-depth analysis of the
link between waste management and a Green Economy identifies key
elements of a solid overarching legal and policy framework that
could address these challenges, noting that consistent
implementation and enforcement is crucial. It complements its
examination of the legal and policy issues with contributions on
technical and economic aspects, taking into account the
interdisciplinary nature of the problem, and offers a perspective
from Asia, where the challenges of waste management as well as the
possible opportunities are particularly significant. With
interdisciplinary authorship and contributions drawn from academia
and practice, this book will be a timely resource for academics and
practitioners in the areas of law, policy and economics. It will
also provide insights for civil servants engaged in waste policy
and related areas, private sector operators engaged in waste
management and sustainable development, and non-governmental
organizations engaged in environmental protection and poverty
reduction efforts. Contributors include: J. Baumgartner, M. Grosz,
T. Hardman Reis, K. Kummer Peiry, J. Li, J. North, P. Portas, R.
Rayfuse, M. Schluep, X. Sun, J. Voinov Kohler, V. Weick, B. Zhu, A.
Ziegler
Volume 12 of the EYIEL focuses on “The Future of Dispute
Settlement in International Economic Lawâ€. While new forms of
dispute settlement are emerging, others are in deep crisis. The
volume starts off with reflections on Dispute Settlement and the
World Trade Organisation, most prominently the crisis of the
Appellate Body, but also addressing international intellectual
property law and the African Continental Free Trade Area. This is
followed by a section on Dispute Settlement and Investment
Protection/International Investment Law, which includes articles on
the summary dismissal of claims, the margin of appreciation
doctrine, the use of conciliation to settle sovereign debt
disputes, and contract-based arbitration in light of Achmea and
Hagia Sophia at ICSID. Further contributions consider the emerging
role of commercial courts, the dejudicialization of international
economic law, dispute settlement in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement,
reference mechanisms in dispute resolution clauses, and
UNCLOS.Â
Volume 10 of the EYIEL focusses on the relationship between
transnational labour law and international economic law on the
occasion of the 100th anniversary of the International Labour
Organisation (ILO). As one of the oldest UN Agencies, the ILO has
achieved considerable progress with respect to labour rights and
conditions. The contributions to EYIEL Volume 10 assess these
achievements in light of current and future challenges. The ILO's
core instruments and legal documents are analysed and similarly the
impact labour standards have on trade and investment agreements. In
its regional section, EYIEL 10 addresses recent developments in the
US and the EU, including the US' trade policy strategy towards
China as well as the reform of the NAFTA. In its part on
institutions, EYIEL 10 focusses inter alia on the role of the rule
of law in relation to current practices of the International
Monetary Fund and of the WTO's Appellate Body as an international
court. Furthermore, it provides an overview of current cases before
the WTO. Finally, the volume entails a section with review essays
on recently published books in the field of international economic
law and international investment law.
Volume 8 of the EYIEL focuses on the external economic relations of
the European Union as one of the most dynamic political fields in
the process of European integration. The first part of this volume
analyses the recent controversial questions of the external
economic relations of the Union, dealing with the complexity of
mixed agreements, transparency and legitimacy issues as well as
recent proposals in relation to Investor-State-Dispute Settlement,
the Trade Defence Instruments and the implications of the "Brexit"
in this context. The second part of EYIEL 8 addresses ongoing
bilateral and multilateral negotiations of the EU with China,
Japan, Australia, Canada and Taiwan. Moreover, the third part deals
with the EU in international organisations and institutions, in
particular the recent institutional aspects of the EU-UN
relationship, representation in the IMF as well as WTO
jurisprudence involving the EU in 2015. The volume concludes with
reviews of recent books in international economic law.
Volume 11 of the EYIEL focuses on rights and obligations of
business entities under international economic law. It deals with
the responsibilities of business entities as well as their special
status in various subfields of international law, including human
rights, corruption, competition law, international investment law,
civil liability and international security law. The contributions
to this volume thus highlight the significance of international law
for the regulation of business entities. In addition, EYIEL 11
addresses recent challenges, developments as well as events in
European and international economic law such as the 2019 elections
to the European Parliament, Brexit and the EU-Mercosur Free Trade
Agreement. A series of essays reviewing new books on international
trade and investment law completes the volume.
Volume 12 of the EYIEL focuses on "The Future of Dispute Settlement
in International Economic Law". While new forms of dispute
settlement are emerging, others are in deep crisis. The volume
starts off with reflections on Dispute Settlement and the World
Trade Organisation, most prominently the crisis of the Appellate
Body, but also addressing international intellectual property law
and the African Continental Free Trade Area. This is followed by a
section on Dispute Settlement and Investment
Protection/International Investment Law, which includes articles on
the summary dismissal of claims, the margin of appreciation
doctrine, the use of conciliation to settle sovereign debt
disputes, and contract-based arbitration in light of Achmea and
Hagia Sophia at ICSID. Further contributions consider the emerging
role of commercial courts, the dejudicialization of international
economic law, dispute settlement in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement,
reference mechanisms in dispute resolution clauses, and UNCLOS.
Volume 11 of the EYIEL focuses on rights and obligations of
business entities under international economic law. It deals with
the responsibilities of business entities as well as their special
status in various subfields of international law, including human
rights, corruption, competition law, international investment law,
civil liability and international security law. The contributions
to this volume thus highlight the significance of international law
for the regulation of business entities. In addition, EYIEL 11
addresses recent challenges, developments as well as events in
European and international economic law such as the 2019 elections
to the European Parliament, Brexit and the EU-Mercosur Free Trade
Agreement. A series of essays reviewing new books on international
trade and investment law completes the volume.
Volume 10 of the EYIEL focusses on the relationship between
transnational labour law and international economic law on the
occasion of the 100th anniversary of the International Labour
Organisation (ILO). As one of the oldest UN Agencies, the ILO has
achieved considerable progress with respect to labour rights and
conditions. The contributions to EYIEL Volume 10 assess these
achievements in light of current and future challenges. The ILO's
core instruments and legal documents are analysed and similarly the
impact labour standards have on trade and investment agreements. In
its regional section, EYIEL 10 addresses recent developments in the
US and the EU, including the US' trade policy strategy towards
China as well as the reform of the NAFTA. In its part on
institutions, EYIEL 10 focusses inter alia on the role of the rule
of law in relation to current practices of the International
Monetary Fund and of the WTO's Appellate Body as an international
court. Furthermore, it provides an overview of current cases before
the WTO. Finally, the volume entails a section with review essays
on recently published books in the field of international economic
law and international investment law.
Volume 9 of the EYIEL focusses on natural resources law understood
as a special area of international economic law. In light of
increasing conflicts over access to and the use of natural
resources and of their impact on political, social and
environmental aspects, the contributions of this volume analyse to
which extent international economic law can contribute to the
sustainable exploitation, management and distribution of natural
resources. The volume collects contributions on general principles
of natural resources law, the importance of natural resources for
trade, investment and European economic law as well as analyses of
particular sectors and areas including fracking, timber, space and
deep seabed mining and natural resources in the arctic region. In
its section on regional developments, EYIEL 9 addresses two
regional integration systems which are usually not at the centre of
public interest, but which deserve all the more attention due to
their special relations with Europe: The Eurasian Economic Union
and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Further EYIEL sections
address recent WTO and investment case law as well as developments
at the IMF. The volume also contains review essays of important
recent books in international economic law and other aspects of
international law which are connected to international economic
relations. The chapter "Sovereignty, Ownership and Consent in
Natural Resource Contracts: From Concepts to Practice" by Lorenzo
Cotula is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via
link.springer.com.
This book offers the most up to date and comprehensive overview yet
published of the European Community legal mechanisms and rules
concerning the relationship between the establishment of the Single
European Market and the development of international European and
domestic environmental law. The author outlines the legal
mechanisms of the EC Treaty and shows how they seek to create a
balance between economic and environmental interests. Part one
elaborates on the EC Treaty's principles governing the relationship
bewteen the Single European Market and domestic environmental
policy instruments. Besides the rules governing the free movement
of goods (Articles 9, 12, 30-36), including the rules applicable to
environmental taces (Article 95), it gives an overview of the EC's
policies in the fields of green-state aids (Articles 92 etc) and
competeition policies. Part two looks in detail at the
harmonization of European environment related policy both for the
creation of the Common/Single European Market and the development
of a genuine European Environmental policy. It also looks closely
at related areas such as agriculture, transport, the common
commercial policy, external relations and the all important area of
international environmental treaties.
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