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The Oxford Handbook of International Climate Change Law. Edited by CINNAMON P CARLARNE, KEVIN R GRAY and RICHARD TARASOFSKY
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Oxford University Press
, 2017 , Article)
The urgency of climate change necessitates considering what types of governance options are available when the existing approaches are failing.1
The United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) Secretariat’s ...
Coastal State Regulation of Bunkering and Ship-to-Ship (STS) Oil Transfer Operations in the EEZ: An Analysis of State Practice and of Coastal State Jurisdiction Under the LOSC
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taylor and francis online
, 2019 , Article)
While the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) expressly allocates jurisdiction in regard to several activities that are conducted in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), it does not do so for bunkering and ...
Governing Artificial Intelligence to benefit the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Wiley
, 2020 , Article)
Big Tech's unregulated roll-out out of experimental AI poses risks to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with particular vulnerability for developing countries. The goal of financial inclusion ...
Achieving Green Building in Qatar through Legal and Fiscal Tools
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Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE)
, 2019 , Article)
This article considers how the advancement of green building can provide multiple dividends in Qatar by enabling reduced resource consumption and producing less waste. LEED® certified “green” buildings consume between 10% ...
Filling the Gaps Proposed Review to Improve Qatar Environmental Law
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IISTE
, 2019 , Article)
Qatar is a pleasant Arab country in the Middle East with high regional and international profiles. It is a small country in terms of geography and demography and has a relatively modern legal system. The legislative power ...
Tracing Environmental Law Principles within the Qatari Legal System
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BJHSS
, 2017 , Article)
In the era of environmental revolution, law becomes relevant. The last few decades witnessed huge environmental concerns, at a global level, international conferences, declarations, and international treaties has been ...
Enforcement Activism of the EU’ cement Activism of the EU’s Renewable Ener s Renewable Energy Directive During the Global Financial Crisis
(2014 , Article)
The American “shale revolution”1
has been an economic blessing
in a troubled time,2
a blessing the EU (“European Union”) has largely not
enjoyed.3
It may prove, however, to have been a double-edged sword. If
the ...
Maritime Emissions Taxation: An Alternative to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?
(2014 , Article)
The advent of the eighteenth session of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Conference of the Parties (COP18)1 internationalized a new sense
of urgency2 towards preventing the planet ...
Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates: Domestic and International Tax Issues
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Kluwer Law International
, 2015 , Article)
Free Zones in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) offer an abundance of tax and economic advantages for companies wishing to incorporate in the UAE and develop their business with a high degree of flexibility. However, the ...