This comprehensive text explains the relationship between the Arctic and the wider world through the lenses of international relations, international law, and political economy. It is an essential resource for any student or scholar seeking a clear and succinct account of a region of ever-growing importance to the international community. Highlights include: •Broad coverage of national and human security, Arctic economies, international political economy, human rights, the rights of indigenous people, the law of the sea, navigation, and environmental governance •A clear review of current climate-related change •Emphasis on the sources of cooperation in the Arctic through international relations theory and law •Examination of the Arctic in the broader global context, illustrating its inextricable links to global processes
Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic under International Law explores the international legal framework for hydrocarbon development in the marine Arctic. It presents an assessment of the careful balance between States’ sovereign rights to their resources, their obligations to uphold the rights of Arctic inhabitants and their duty to prevent injury to other States. It examines the rights of indigenous and other Arctic populations, the precautionary approach, the environmental impact assessment and the duty to monitor offshore hydrocarbon activities. It also analyses the application of the international law of responsibility in the event that the State fails to meet its primary obligations in the absence of a State’s wrongful conduct.
This comprehensive text explains the relationship between the Arctic and the wider world through the lenses of international relations, international law, and political economy. It is an essential resource for any student or scholar seeking a clear and succinct account of a region of ever-growing importance to the international community. Highlights include: •Broad coverage of national and human security, Arctic economies, international political economy, human rights, the rights of indigenous people, the law of the sea, navigation, and environmental governance •A clear review of current climate-related change •Emphasis on the sources of cooperation in the Arctic through international relations theory and law •Examination of the Arctic in the broader global context, illustrating its inextricable links to global processes
Offshore Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic under International Law explores the international legal framework for hydrocarbon development in the marine Arctic. It presents an assessment of the careful balance between States’ sovereign rights to their resources, their obligations to uphold the rights of Arctic inhabitants and their duty to prevent injury to other States. It examines the rights of indigenous and other Arctic populations, the precautionary approach, the environmental impact assessment and the duty to monitor offshore hydrocarbon activities. It also analyses the application of the international law of responsibility in the event that the State fails to meet its primary obligations in the absence of a State’s wrongful conduct.
In this thesis, the author focuses on women's rights to equality with men in the field of employment. The relevant international human rights norms are interpreted in the context of the gender inequality, specifically the gender pay gap, of a particular State---the United Kingdom. From this, practical norms and standards are derived to enable the Government of that State to meet its international obligations. The same technique may be applied to establish international human rights standards for any State. Considerable analysis follows of the discrimination laws in the United Kingdom, the extent and causes of the gender pay gap in employment and aspects of the tax and welfare system which compound women's relative disadvantage. This analysis provides sufficient understanding of the context from which the content of "all appropriate measures" can be appreciated. "All appropriate measures" are proposed in the final chapter that would be in accordance with the requirements of international human rights laws regarding gender equality in employment. International human rights law has been criticised for its failure to fully and adequately address the concerns of women. Even those provisions that do seem to bear upon women's rights have been criticised as too vague to provide any tangible standards. This thesis will show instead that international human rights law can be applied to provide relevant guiding norms for State Parties with respect to women's rights. The thesis begins with consideration of the international human rights norms as they bear upon women in employment. The main reference is to the work of the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. However, the work of other human rights treaty bodies and the International Labour Organisation is also relevant. This provides the basis from which to consider how the United Kingdom can "respect," "protect" and "assist and fulfil" these rights.
National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
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ISBN 10
0612918645
ISBN 13
9780612918641
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