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A Novel Multilevel Conceptual Framework for Flood Risk Governance
ABSTRACT Globally, flood risk is increasing as climate change progresses. Contemporary flood risk management practice often utilises hydrodynamic modelling (for hazard risk assessments), social vulnerability assessments, and risk communications in silo, which fragments evidence‐based decision‐making for effective flood risk management. We hence develop
Aiperi Stambekova, Avidesh Seenath
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UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION - SOME PHILOSOPHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES
In recent years we have observed a worldwide debate on universal jurisdiction. This phenomenon is closely related to some international events: the Pinochet case, the Arrest Warrant Case, the International Tribunals for former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda,
Zajadło, Jerzy
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The article portrays the fact that the International Criminal Court (ICC) exercises universal jurisdiction albeit quasi in nature. The proactive interpretation of the Article 12 of the Rome Statute by the ICC, the spirit of the Rome Statute, the ...
Hashem Munim, Tanvir
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ABSTRACT This study examines how farmers perceive and respond to climate policy risk in the context of drought and argues that understanding such responses is as important as understanding farmer reactions to the biophysical impacts of climate change.
M. Anne Visser +3 more
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From Pinochet to Rumsfeld: Universal Jurisdiction in Europe 1998-2008
This Essay provides a survey of more than fifty universal jurisdiction proceedings in European courts and illustrates that universal jurisdiction is no longer a seldom-used theoretical concept, but a widespread practice.
Kaleck, Wolfgang
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ABSTRACT Policy process research has excelled in explaining structural policy change within national settings, but extensions and applications to the EU level have long proven challenging for scholars. Given that the EU is currently experiencing its longest period of Treaty stability since the 1980s—having evolved into a sui generis political system ...
Vassilis Karokis‐Mavrikos
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La jurisdicción estatal y los crímenes de Derecho Internacional.
En español La jurisdicción universal para juzgar a ciertos crímenes está, cuando menos desde el caso Pinochet, en el centro del debate sobre la cuestión de la responsabilidad internacional.
Hugo Adrián Relva
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Digital Rights Activism in Multilevel Governance
ABSTRACT Multilevel governance (MLG) without a clear hierarchical structure can create power imbalances among various actors, particularly in settings with overlapping jurisdictions and policy areas. This dynamic is especially pronounced in Internet governance, which faces a complex interplay of domestic laws, state interdependence, and heightened ...
Alison Harcourt
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Democracy and the «Fourth Estate»
The special legal status of journalists in democratic society is determined by the efficiency of the communication mechanics in achievement of political goals. Virtual jurisdiction of state is formed under freedom of expression and universal competition.
Viktor Petrovich Kirilenko +1 more
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Abstract The EcoToxChip project includes RNA‐sequencing data from experiments involving model (Japanese quail, fathead minnow, African clawed frog) and ecological (double‐crested cormorant, rainbow trout, northern leopard frog) species at multiple life stages (whole embryo and adult) exposed to eight chemicals of environmental concern known to perturb ...
Krittika Mittal +7 more
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