BACKGROUND March 2011 marked the 50th anniversary of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. This legal instrument, the bedrock of the current United Nations based global drug control regime, is often viewed as merely a consolidating treaty bringing together the multilateral drug control agreements that preceded it; an erroneous position that does little to provide historical context for conte...

The rapid growth in the number of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs, or “environmental treaties”) since the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Environment has been an encouraging sign of international commitment to protecting the environment. The proliferation of treaties, up from 140 in 1970 to over 350 today (IUCN 1998), has resulted in an attendant need for spatial data on the health...

Applications and services in distributed environments are an increasingly important topic. Hence approaches to security issues in such applications are also becoming essential. Crucial information is needed to be protected properly and mechanisms must be developed for this protection. Access control is one of the topics that underline security problems. It concerns assuring that data or resourc...

The Orchestra of Treaties scenario emerges if countries share the following principles for re-building the climate regime: (1) recognize the sovereignty concerns attending energy policies; (2) build upon national interests in technology and development; (3) avoid conflicts and enhance cooperation by appropriately framing core issues; and (4) address not only short-term emission cuts but also lo...

Bilateral agreements signed or that entered into force between 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021 and; Multilateral signed/acceded/ratified 2021.
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