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Judges and the rule of law. Creating the links: Environment, human rights and poverty
… Judges and the Rule of Law Creating the Links: Environment, Human Rights and Poverty … example, the Land Law expressly requires courts to apply customary law with respect to, inter alia, the use and … will require that judges have a solid understanding of customary rules and practices. With respect to the formal- …
Water as a human right?
… IUCN Environmental Law Programme Water as a Human Right? The World Conservation … right to water? 3 A Conventions and declarations 3 B. Customary international law 9 C. Judicial decisions 10 D. … binding, many of its provisions are now considered to be customary international law, reasserted in many international …
Poverty, equity and rights in conservation : Technical papers and case studies
… to the laws of thermodynamics25, beginning with the law of entropy (Georgescu-Roegen, 1971). In accordance with … institutional arrangements that arise, for example, from a customary law, and not on formal legal property titles. State … Most of the people in the area have depended on informal, customary agreements for access to the haor’s resources. The …
Poverty and conservation: Landscapes, people and power
… development projects and government responsibilities for law enforcement have been neglected. Few park agencies have … in weaker versions as de facto rights. They can arise from customary law derived from the norms and practices of long … In many countries, conflicts between statutory and customary law are endemic, creating a dissonance in resource …