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An interdisciplinary perspective on the interpretation of legal‐scientific concepts in rights‐of‐nature initiatives

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite an ever‐growing body of environmental laws, biodiversity loss and climate breakdown persist globally. This has prompted debate over whether existing legal regimes can be strengthened sufficiently to address these crises, or whether more transformative legal approaches are needed The concept of rights of nature, which is gaining ...
Maximilian Nawrath   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutional Review in Hong Kong under the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Framework: An Inquiry into its Establishment, Justification and Scope [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis enquires into the establishment, justification and scope of constitutional review in Hong Kong against the unique constitutional order of "One Country, Two Systems" established in Hong Kong after its return to China in 1997.
LI, GUANGXIANG
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Emergent media narratives on land conflicts in a global biocultural diversity hotspot

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Land conflicts (LCs) represent major challenges in regions where limited resources are contested by diverse actors. The triple frontier of the bioculturally diverse Alto Paraná Atlantic Forests (APAF) ecoregion concentrates some of the most intense LCs in South America.
Alberto Anticoli   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

An extinction‐emergency metacollection: Maximising future recovery options for Rhodomyrtus psidioides (Myrtaceae), threatened by Myrtle Rust

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
A challenge for wild plant conservation is the rising incidence of plant pathogens that are difficult to interdict, contain and manage. Invasive, fast‐moving, broad‐spectrum pathogens impose societal costs through losses of intrinsically valuable wild biodiversity, ecosystem function, current and potential genetic and biological assets, culturally ...
Robert O. Makinson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tax System Resilience in Armed Conflict: A Comparative Legal Analysis

open access: yesReview of European and Comparative Law
This paper examines the resilience of tax systems during armed conflict from a legal and constitutional perspective. While previous research has primarily explained tax resilience through economic and fiscal factors, this study argues that it is ...
Jafaar Sakkour
doaj   +1 more source

Multi‐Target Pharmacological Mechanisms of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge in Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Comprehensive Review Based on the Theory of “Same Treatment for Different Diseases”

open access: yesPhytotherapy Research, EarlyView.
Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases: multi‐target actions on shared signaling pathways. ABSTRACT Metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a clinical disorder characterized by the clustering of conditions including obesity, elevated blood sugar levels, and high lipid levels, which are intricately linked to the onset ...
Zhiyi Jia   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The constitutional dilemma of European integration [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper analyzes European integration from a constitutional economics perspective. It is argued that the use of the Prisoners' Dilemma as a description of the advantages of European integration is fallacious.
Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter
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Living Dead Constitutionalism or Why Old Constitutional Worlds Are Never Lost for Good: A Comment on Rosalind Dixon’s Responsive Judicial Review

open access: yes
This review essay reflects on Canadian antecedents and inspirations for Rosalind Dixon’s comparative political process theory. The first section focuses on the articulation of two theories of judicial review under the Charter by Patrick Monahan and Kent ...
Bedard Rubin, Jean-Christophe
core   +1 more source

Examining the Political Dimensions of Sustainability: The Role of Freedom of Expression in Environmental Outcomes

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Although significant efforts have been made to prevent environmental degradation, the success of these initiatives has remained limited. The primary reason for this is environmental issues' complex and multidimensional nature. Economic, political, and social dynamics play a central role in shaping environmental problems, necessitating a ...
Umut Uzar
wiley   +1 more source

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