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Artisanal Exploitation of Mineral Resources: Remote Sensing Observations of Environmental Consequences, Social and Ethical Aspects

manner that accounts for the social, ethical and political implications of ASGM governance informed by space observations. ... districts, mayors), the customary authorities (administrative heads of villages), investors from the political–economical elite, the landowners, as well as the villagers and immigrants from neighboring areas

Integrating multi-scaled and multidisciplinary studies: A critical reflection on the Kruger National Park research supersites

" philosophy underlying the supersites (i.e positive feedback of place-based data attracting further research and hence collection of further data), updated lists of references and available datasets are

Ocean Biology Studied from Space

generation of multi-sensor, consistent, error-characterised, inter-sensor bias-corrected time series of remote-sensing reflectance and chlorophyll concentration (Sathyendranath et al. 2019) . The philosophy

Pursuing the Path of Indigenization in the Era of Emergent International Law Governing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

identity. Significant barriers to indigenization include not only political, economic, and social obstacles, but also psychological reliance upon the colonizing nation, the inability to recall the memory of ... 32 (discussing estimates of American Indian depopulation since 1492). 15. Such an argument dovetails with the political philosophy known as communitarianism. See generally MICHAEL J. SANDEL

Elephant population growth in Kruger National Park, South Africa, under a landscape management approach

stakeholder conservation values associated with protected areas. This management philosophy imposes spatial variability of critical resources on elephants. Restoration of such ecological processes through less ... estimated survival rate across all age classes. SANParks' intensive management philosophy ceased in 1994 that is, culling stopped, water provisioning decreased, some fences were removed and patch burns were

Guest Editorial: International Space Science Institute (ISSI) Workshop on Global Change in Africa

how remote sensing techniques should be used in a reflexive manner that accounts for social, ethical and political implications of mining governance informed by Earth observations from space. The value ... of artisanal mining and the need to use these techniques in an interdisciplinary approach involving geographers and geoscientists, anthropologists, economists, and political scientists. The article

On the Indivisibility of Rights: Truth Commissions, Reparations, and the Right to Development

between violations of Civil and Political Rights (CPR) and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), using Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) as an example. The TRC's findings show how ... York University School of Law (J.D.). She has been involved in Peru's political transition since 2002 in different capacities, most recently as a legal consultant and human rights educator of victim

Understanding "Hostage-Diplomacy": The Release of Wei Jingsheng and Wang Dan

initiatives without broader gains in allowing political dissent, causing a number of commentators to refer to them as "hostage-diplomacy." ... term in context of Peruvian hostage crisis). It has, however, been used in the context of political prisoners before, see Policy Towards the United States "Matter of Concern",BBC SUMMARY OF WORLD

Extracting Accountability: The Implications of the Resource Curse for CSR Theory and Practice

absence of basic services like health care and electricity- require new strategies and incentives to encourage governments to play their traditional role more effectively. Political economic theories of the ... . Political economic theories of the "resource curse" see the breakdown of a sense ofgovernment accountabilityto its people as one of the more destructive aspects of excessive reliance on natural resource rents

Missed opportunities in resolving people-conservation tensions in Dwesa-Cwebe, South Africa

authorities and local communities, including their representatives (e.g. non-governmental organisation), to mitigate the tension. These protests coincided with a changed political climate that signalled the end ... destructive means of natural resource use (e.g. poaching using dogs) (De Villiers 2021), understandings of the kind of rights that local people seek, and broadly, the political ecology of conservation in the

Legal Pluralism in Post-Colonial Africa: Linking Statutory and Customary Adjudication in Mozambique

Legal pluralism - defined as a situation in which "more than one legal system operate(s) in a single political unit" - is a practical reality in a large number of countries in the world, most notably ... traditions or free of at least some elements that belong to western modernity. It is therefore that African governments have . . . to make decisions about the legal and political position of both tradition and

The Experience of Face Veil Wearers in Europe and the Law edited by Eva Brems

The Experience of Face Veil Wearers in Europe and the Law, edited by EvaBrems, positions itself in the midst of a political, cultural, and intimately personal debate enveloping Europe over what is ... withdrawal from society. Individually, the empirical country studies are not repetitive; each adds something new to the conversation by weaving personal narratives with the particular history and political

Managing Diversity in the European Union: Inclusive European Citizenship and Third- Country Nationals

citizenship. Free movement rights have allowed European citizens to cross borders and participate more nearly as political and legal equals within the host society. At the same time, however, European ... UNION The European Union (EU) is an ongoing project in diversity management.' Member states bring their own histories, languages, economies, and political cultures to a common table in Brussels, and the

On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Human Rights Law: Reading Samuel Moyn's The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History

theories of contemporary human rights, which envision rights in a world not dominated by the sovereignty of nation-states, did not evolve out of historic discussions of political and human rights. Moyn ... political standards it champions and the emotional passion it inspires, this program draws on the image of a place that has not yet been called into being. It promises to penetrate the impregnability of state

Maya Aboriginal Land and Resource Rights and the Conflict Over Logging in Southern Belize

the Toledo District, its most southern political subdivision. The rural parts of the Toledo District that are affected by the concessions are inhabited primarily by Maya people, descendants of the Maya ... period for establishing legal estates in land by adverse possession to thirty years against the Crown and twelve years against private subjects. 7 15 By the same philosophy through which settlers that

Distributing Emissions Rights in the Global Order: The Case for Equal Per Capita Allocation

components. First, it should satisfy a goal of equal treatment by rebalancing the existing distribution of economic and political influence in order to give all nations the ability to s1hape the global ... violates the rights of persons in developing countries." Political officials in China and India, in rejecting recent suggestions that developing countries should take on binding targets in the next

The Secret History of Constitutional Dignity

“Dignity” is suddenly everywhere in law and philosophy, even though it has long been in decline in general usage. In a popular view, this prominence is essentially due to World War II’s aftermath ... yet concerned by the Jewish tragedy. And while it is certainly true that Kant occasionally referenced dignity, none of his political disciples have made anything of this fact—and his current

Beyond the Rhetoric: Strategies for Effecting Change in Women's Human Rights

human rights protection, the Convention envisioned a broader notion of equality between the sexes, beyond the norm of anti-differentiation. It aspired to eliminate the subordination of women in political ... the distinction. 3. See, e.g., International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), openedfor signature Dec. 19, 1966, arts. 2 and 26, 999 U.N.T.S. 171 (undertaking to ensure to all within

Elephant population growth in Kruger National Park, South Africa, under a landscape management approach

stakeholder conservation values associated with protected areas. This management philosophy imposes spatial variability of critical resources on elephants. Restoration of such ecological processes through less ... estimated survival rate across all age classes. SANParks' intensive management philosophy ceased in 1994 that is, culling stopped, water provisioning decreased, some fences were removed and patch burns were

Designing Criminal Tribunals: Sovereignty and International Concerns in the Protection of Human Rights, by Steven D. Roper and Lilian A. Barria

Steven D. Roper and Lilian A. Barria, professors in the Department of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University, are frequent collaborators on scholarly work concerning criminal tribunals ... century as a reflection of political realities,"1 Roper and Barria argue "that legal concerns are embedded within a political process (either domestic or international) in which rights and obligations are