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Principle of Subsidiarity as Principle of Economic Efficiency

Portuese, Aurelien - 2011

The principle of subsidiarity – whereby a power said to be shared between the European Union and its Member States is … widely discussed. The legal valence of the subsidiarity principle has been criticized for emphasizing its political valence …. However, this approach lacks the power to explain both the weight of the principle of subsidiarity in the EU Treaties and the …

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Corporate Obligations Under the Human Right to Water

Letnar Cernic, Jernej - 2011

Almost a billion people do not have access to clean and safe water. Access to safe drinking water and sanitation is increasingly being considered a fundamental human right. Corporations play an important role in the realization of the right to water. For example, they can become violators of the...

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How 'Supreme' Can Treaties Be in a Federal System of Separated Powers?

Glashausser, Alex - 2009

This paper examines the role of courts in interpreting treaties and discusses whether the federal government can assure treaty partners that international obligations will be interpreted in a certain way. It concludes that because the judiciary is an independent branch separate from the...

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