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Patent Law, HIPPO, and the Biodiversity Crisis

Torrance, Andrew W. - 2014

Planet earth is host to a dazzling variety of living organisms. This diversity of life, or – biodiversity, is vital to …. Despite the prodigious amount of biodiversity on earth, human activities have been depleting it at an accelerating rate that … has now reached the level of a mass extinction event. The five greatest threats to biodiversity can be summarized by the …

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Regulating Opportunity and Innovation in the EU. The Case of Sustainable Materials (Plastics) Management

van Calster, Geert; de Romph, Thomas - 2015

This paper shows that while one may disagree with the exact content of the current state of nanotechnology regulation (including from a precautionary point of view), existing EU law in that area follows the by now well-trodden path of 'incremental regulation', which by its very nature is...

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Built to Last? Lessons for Sustainable Development in the North from the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Indigenous Housing (NPARIH)

England, Philippa - 2018

Household overcrowding in Indigenous communities is a long standing and serious problem. The adverse effects of overcrowding and poor housing conditions include – poorer health and more emotional stress for occupants; greater likelihood of anti-social behaviour; increased wear and tear on...

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Towards Overcoming the Conflict between Environmental Tax Leakage and Border Tax Adjustment Concessions for Developing Countries

Truby, Jon M. - 2011

Border tax adjustments (BTAs) may be able to alleviate concerns of reduced competitiveness for countries introducing environmental taxes and standards, while limiting the risk of companies relocating to developing countries to exploit lax environmental regimes - known as leakage. However, the...

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European Environmental Law (Third Edition)

Jans, Jan H. - 2013

This is the third edition (2008) of one of the leading monographs on European environmental law and policy. This book provides an analysis of important legal issues of European environmental law. What are the legal grounds for EC environmental policy and on what principles are directives and...

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Reforming the Air Passenger Duty as an Environmental Tax

Truby, Jon M. - 2014

In light of the UK Coalition Government's announced intention to reform APD (Air Passenger Duty), this article examines the design flaws making APD an inadequate environmental tax. By identifying the misconceived consequences and environmental inefficiencies of this blunt instrument, the need...

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Coexistence - The Missing Link in the EU Legislative Framework : Subsidiarity vs. Harmonization on the Final Frontier of the EU Regulatory Regime for Agricultural Biotechnology

Etty, Thijs F. M. - 2014

In contrast to the whirlwind pace and the efficiency with which the science and commercialization of modern biotechnology have developed in the past few decades, the creation of an adequate and comprehensive regulatory regime for agricultural biotechnology has proven to be a lengthy and arduous...

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European Border Measures and Trade in Generic Pharmaceuticals : Issues of TRIPs, Doha Declaration and Public Health

Kumar, Shashank P. - 2014

This work seeks to analyze European efforts at promoting higher standards of IP protection and enforcement through border measures. In doing so, it traces the evolution of EC Regulation 1383/03 and identifies trends in its systemic enforcement against in-transit generic pharmaceuticals. The...

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The European Union as a Global Producer of Transnational Law of Risk Regulation : A Case Study on Chemical Regulation

de Morpurgo, Marco - 2013

This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the role of the EU in the global production of transnational law of risk regulation (TNLRR). TNLRR is defined as a harmonious, cross-jurisdictional regulatory environment that results from the circulation of risk regulatory models among...

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The Regulation of Water Services in the EU Internal Market

Delimatsis, Panos - 2015

Water is an exhaustible natural resource. Access to clean, safe and affordable water must be managed nowadays not only to avoid any unnecessary use of water, but also allow for continuous supply of such an important factor of public well-being. In recent years, water-related activities acquired...

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