Transboundary Hydrocarbon Resources: Political and Legal Mechanisms for Preventing International Conflicts

International Legal Instruments and Mechanisms in Japan

Ethics : An International Journal of Social , Political , and Legal Philosophy

Many believe that we ought to save a large number from being permanently bedridden rather than save one from death. Many also believe that we ought to save one from death rather than a multitude from a very minor harm, no matter how large this multitude. I argue that a principle I call "Aggregate Relevant Claims" satisfactorily explains these judgments. I offer a rationale for this principle an...

Environmental Regulation, International Trade, and Transboundary Pollution

It has often been argued that opening up the economy to increased international trade can transform a less developed economy into a developed economy. There is growing concern, however, about the environmental consequences of increased international trade. Typically, different countries have different environmental regulations and it is argued that the developed countries have more stringent en...

Detecting Conflicts in Legal Systems

When acting in different jurisdictions (e.g. under the laws of different countries) at the same time, it can be of great value for individuals to be able to determine whether disparities among the laws of these different systems exist and allowing them to identify the consequences that may follow from these disparities. For individuals, it is typically not of interest to find all the ways in wh...

Political ecology of Jharkhand conflicts

Although India’s Jharkhand movement resists classification as either an ethnic or an environmental movement, it has, at different times, mobilised clear elements of both with frequently violent outcomes. This paper examines the movement from a political ecology perspective and focuses on violence arising from natural resource-related grievances, notably land alienation, forest policy and employ...