Sökning: "Climate law"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 34 avhandlingar innehållade orden Climate law.
1. Climate Finance and the Point of Green Bonds
Sammanfattning : The emergence of green bonds in 2008 has been perceived as an important means to move towards green and sustainable investments, and the green and sustainable bond markets have also grown exponentially. The purpose of my thesis is to analyse the green bond instrument and the role that it plays at climate finance. LÄS MER
2. Refugee Status Determination in the Context of 'Natural' Disasters and Climate Change : A Human Rights-Based Approach
Sammanfattning : This thesis is concerned with refugee status determination (RSD) in the context of ‘natural’ disasters and climate change. Considering evidence that the legal predicament of people who seek recognition of refugee status in this connection has been inconsistently addressed by judicial bodies in leading refugee law jurisdictions, and identifying theoretical as well as doctrinal impediments to a clear and principled application of international refugee law in this connection, the thesis asks the question ‘in what kinds of circumstances may a person establish, within the meaning of Article 1A(2) of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, a well-founded fear of being persecuted for a Convention reason in the context of ‘natural’ disasters and climate change?’Arguing that RSD cannot safely be performed without a clear understanding of the relationship between natural hazards and human agency, the thesis draws insights from disaster anthropology and political ecology that see discrimination as a contributory cause of people’s differential exposure and vulnerability to disaster-related harm. LÄS MER
3. Regulating Vessel-Source Air Pollution - Standard-Setting in the Regulation of SOx Emissions
Sammanfattning : Emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx) cause considerable global environmental and human health impacts including acidification, climate change, and increased premature deaths in human populations due to serious heart and lung diseases. Although recently revised regulations in MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI are expected to decrease SOx emissions from ships, it is clear that these regulations will need further development. LÄS MER
4. Föreskrift och föreskriftsprövning enligt 1974 års RF
Sammanfattning : This work has been divided into three parts, the given connection between which consists in the interlinkage of the "provision" (föreskrift) concepts and the institute judicial review (Föreskriftsprövning) laid down in Chap. 11, Section 14 of the Constitution Act (RF), the applicability of that institute being expressly limited to the alleged unconstitutionality of a provision. LÄS MER
5. Towards Human Rights 2.0? : A meta-theoretical analysis of the disruptions to human rights foundations by artificial intelligence
Sammanfattning : The use of artificial intelligence (‘AI’) is ubiquitous in society today. It has contributed towards advancements in diverse fields such as healthcare, transportation, public administration and in helping humanity to solve pressing challenges such as climate change. LÄS MER
