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Forestry in the Face of Global Change: Results of a Global Survey of Professionals

ecological aspects, but respondents also highlighted the need for a better appreciation of social/political and economic barriers, especially regarding transformation strategies. In addition, the response ... acceptance for transform strategies. Further, this study highlights the importance of social and political factors and the need to understand the general public's values regarding adaptation strategies as well

LEGISLATIVE INTERPRETATION NO. 748: EXAMINING THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF TAIWAN’S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW

Taiwan has always had two advantages that increased the odds of passing a same-sex marriage law: the political empowerment of women, and a strong economy characterized by balanced development ... relevant political history, the history and powers Judicial branch, and the Referendum Act. It also covers the historical development of Taiwan’s queer rights movement, beginning in the 1980’s up until 2017

ALBA AND UNASUR: BACK TO THE FUTURE?

efforts failed to achieve promises made under the free trade model that grew under the Washington Consensus. Structural problems and changing political tides left these two groups unsuccessful, and ... tracing its origins, mission, organizational structure, institutions, and specialized councils. UNASUR was modeled after the European Union and sought to establish full economic, political, and monetary

NAFTA, Authority and Political Behavior: The Case of Mexico

political scientists call international legalization.4 Legalization of international law is understood as the coordinated attempts to strengthen the binding character, the enforceability, and the capacity to

THE EXCEPTIONAL UNFAIRNESS OF THE “EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTREMELY UNUSUAL HARDSHIP” TEST

economic and political situation in the illegal immigrant’s home country, the illegal immigrant’s occupation, and business amongst other things.36 However, because of a lack of clear guidance from both ... the fact that the Attorney General is a political appointee. For example, suppose, an Attorney General (AG 1) appointed by an immigration friendly administration decides to expand the list of factors

MISERABLE COMFORTS OR CONCRETE PROTECTIONS: HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS, TREATIES, DECLARATIONS, AND THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS/OTHERED COMMUNITIES—QUO VADIS?

humanize and make societies less fractious and violent. Articulating these efforts is still a favorite preoccupation of social and political theorists. Some of the efforts come through deliberate social and ... political movements, such as the Slavery Abolition Movements of the 19th century, the Feminist Rights Movements, the Civil Rights Movements and indeed, the Anti-colonization Movements.9 6 See generally THE

The Vision of Managing for Pest-Resistant Landscapes: Realistic or Utopic?

landscapes. However, the precise mechanisms by which silviculture can increase resistance remains uncertain. Further, humans tend to more often create pest-prone forests due to political, economic, and human ... on social, political, cultural, and educational mechanisms to motivate implementation of proven ecological solutions if pest-resistant forests are to be favoured by management. Unprecedented outbreaks

THE NEED FOR A UNITED STATES NATIONAL ANTIQUITIES DATABASE: A VALUABLE SUGGESTION FROM THE NICOSIA CONVENTION

, undermining the black market. There would likely be more political will to implement such a system that compliments, rather than replaces, the entire current regulatory structure. There is also likely to be

Exploring Forest Sector Research Subjects and Trends from 2000 to 2019 Using Topic Modeling

analysis framework covers the complete forest wood chain (FWC) with PESTE factors. PESTE is applied to analyze political, economic, social, technological, and ecological/environmental factors affecting the ... and climate change was detected, but the development of research on economic, political, and especially social factors remained weak. A more recent worldwide review focusing on forest ecosystem services

Espacios Alternativos, Alternate Spaces

In this essay, Pineda demonstrates that by employing Chicana spirituality and drawing from the courage it can generate, first-generation college students can deepen their political leadership and ... behind” (2008, pg. 73). This leaving behind then constitutes the creation of a political philosophy that asserts your contributions as rational, as logical, as real. Consequently, in leaving behind the

The Litigation Tango of La Casa Rosada and the Vultures: The Political Realities of Sovereign Debt, Vulture Funds, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act

balance the interests to private creditors and the United States foreign policy and diplomatic necessities. The FSIA is very much a legal tool in a political dance. As a result, there is a delicate three

Why We Do the Things We Do?: The Role of Ethics in Water Resource Planning

In “Why We Do The Things We Do?: The Role of Ethics in Water Resource Planning”, author Amy Hardberger discusses the role of ethics in political decision making and how ethics can and should impact ... ?: The Role of Ethics in Water Resource Planning Ms. Amy Hardberger* I. Introduction Understanding how political decisions are made requires the evaluation of many procedural levels. The most obvious

Criteria for Assessing the Sustainability of Logging Operations—A Systematic Review

forest management (SFM) was defined and adopted at the political level [ 8 ]. The United Nations Forum on Forests (2007) defines SFM “as a dynamic and evolving concept, aims to maintain and enhance the ... ]. C&I belong to a hierarchical framework and represent the levels below the principles, which are the result of a political process [12]. Criteria have the function of compliance with defined principles

SIGNATURE OF MULTILATERAL TREATIES: STILL MEANINGFUL IN THE ERA OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW?

& Katerina Akestoridi, Sustainable Development Goals Between Politics and Soft Law: Towards International Political Normativity, 37 EMORY INT'L L. REV. (forthcoming 2023). 4 See U.N. OFFICE OF LEGAL AFFAIRS ... rely on at the domestic level (locus standi).17 The first stage concerns the domestic (legal, regulatory and political) adaptation of the treaty. Once the first stage has been completed – 12 TREATY

The Discrimination and Denial of Fundamental Rights for the People of Sindh

years, are an ethnic and linguistic minority in Pakistan and face cultural and environmental discrimination, political oppression and violence. Her article brings to light the history of the Sindhis ... . The property left behind by the Hindus was arbitrarily distributed to political supporters of the then ruling government 5 Id. 6 Id. Pakistan actively campaigned to bring assimilation and conformity to

The Legality of Targeted Drone Attacks as U.S. Policy

law and domestic law to conclude that targeted killings can be legal. Importantly, the paper investigates the political implications of relying on targeted killings as the prominent form of counter ... working on behalf of the U.S. government. "Assassination" is defined to include three elements: (1) the murder of a private person (2) carried out covertly (3) for political ends. 42 However, targeted

Coming to Terms with Ruthlessness: Sovereign Equality, Global Pluralism, and the Limits of International Criminal Justice

those ends might justify in circumstances of high-stakes political conflict. In such a world, in which very few hands are truly clean, unilateral invocations of universal principles must be viewed ... "impunity" appears exclusively as a pejorative (if not an epithet),' and scholarship * Associate Professor of Political Science & Law, Wayne State University. J.D., Harvard University, 1987; LL.M., Columbia

Jihad Re-examined or Jihad Repaired? Bellum Iustum in a World of International (Dis)-order

rightwing commentators who agree with al-Qa’eda functionaries that jihad is an expansionist political philosophy. Many of the discussions that we now see in the English language result from commentators ... nonMuslims) it is most often used in conjunction with a political issue of some sort or another. It is used, for example, in reference to a political group that has the word within its name, such as the

The Tangled Law and Politics of Religious Freedom

philosophical means and one commended because its political acceptance prior to introduction of an impartial philosophy of justice would reduce the intensity of cultural conflict.” WILLIAM E. CONNOLLY, WHY I AM ... terms. This early conception derived from a civil philosophy that sought to desacralize the state, and over time, led to the churches losing their civil and political authority, and to the gradual