Thesis (LL. M.)--Dalhousie University, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 245-260).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Georgia, 1990. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 224-238).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 88-92) Also available in print.

O atual modelo de sociedade está assentado em acumulação crescente de capital, através da relação de consumo e mediante a exploração de recursos naturais, com a correspondente produção de externalidades negativas no meio ambiente. Esse processo evidencia a desigualdade social existente, em que alguns têm amplo acesso aos bens de consumo, sendo que as externalidades negativas são compartilhadas entre todos. Assim, existem os que se veem privados de condições mínimas para a subsistência, arcando com as consequências do sistema. Nesse contexto, a exploração marinha apresenta grande relevância no que tange aos enfoques econômico e ambiental. A poluição, decorrente da sociedade de consumo, as atividades exploratórias de risco e a exploração predatória dos recursos marinhos são elementos que atingem a todos, com efeitos transfronteiriços. Essas externalidades recaem, com maior vigor, sobre as populações menos favorecidas, necessitadas dos recursos dos mares para a subsistência. Considerando a lenta biocapacidade regenerativa da biodiversidade marinha, os efeitos da poluição apresentam um caráter transgeracional. Diante disso se estabelece o impasse entre interesses econômicos versus proteção ambiental. Como forma de disciplinar as questões relativas aos mares, foi estabelecida a Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre o Direito do Mar, em 1982, delimitando as áreas sob a jurisdição estatal, entre outras disposições. Residualmente, foi designada a Área, compreendendo o leito marinho de alto mar, constante na Parte XI da referida Convenção, sendo que a correspondente coluna de água permanece sem disciplina específica. Em 2004, a ONU estabeleceu a criação de um grupo de trabalho, objetivando a elaboração de um instrumento jurídico destinado à conservação e uso sustentável dos recursos marinhos em alto mar, meio comumente designado pela sigla ABNJ, derivada da expressão areas beyond national jurisdiction. A proposta é relativa ao estabelecimento de um instrumento juridicamente vinculante. Com base na análise dos debates, ocorridos nos grupos de pesquisa e de negociação estabelecidos pela ONU, não foi possível vislumbrar a predisposição das principais potências em ceder nos pontos que afetam os interesses econômicos, tais como a restrição quanto à exploração, transferência de tecnologia e compensação pecuniária pela exploração dos recursos. Assim, o problema de pesquisa é o questionamento da efetividade do direito ambiental internacional quanto à proteção da biodiversidade marinha em ABNJ. Para desvelar a questão proposta, foi utilizada a técnica de documentação indireta e como métodos foram empregados à análise do discurso, no que se refere às discussões estabelecidas nos grupos de trabalho criados pela ONU, bem como foi empregado o método hipotético-dedutivo, para análise geral da pesquisa. Como resultado, foi verificado que o estabelecimento de uma soft law teria maiores possibilidades de êxito em atingir o escopo da proteção marinha. Por ser menos restritiva, possibilitaria uma maior atração de Estados-parte e, com isso, vinculando-os, ainda que em normas programáticas. Em essência, a assunção ao tratado é uma forma de reconhecimento do risco. Tendo como base a teoria do discurso e tendo em vista a realidade multicultural, a pressão centrífuga sobre a política de cada Estado torna-se um elemento importante para o cumprimento efetivo dos tratados. / Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2017-07-11T14:19:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Wolmer Rogério da Cunha Nunes.pdf: 2166920 bytes, checksum: 8d1a27e9e38ac8e37b5ae06d16cf74c8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-11T14:19:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Wolmer Rogério da Cunha Nunes.pdf: 2166920 bytes, checksum: 8d1a27e9e38ac8e37b5ae06d16cf74c8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-29 / The current model of society is based on increasing accumulation of capital, through the relation of consumption, through the exploitation of natural resources, with the corresponding production of negative externalities in the environment. This process evidences the existing social inequality, in which some people have broad access to consumer goods, and the negative externalities are shared among everyone. Thus, there are those who are deprived of minimum conditions for subsistence, bearing the consequences of the system. In this context, the marine exploration has highly relevance in reference of to economic and environmental focus. Pollution from the consumer society, exploitative risky activities and the predatory exploitation of marine resources are elements that affect everyone, with transboundary effects. These externalities are most heavily reliant on the less favored populations, who need the maritime resources for subsistence. Considering the slow regenerative biocapacity of marine biodiversity, the effects of pollution are transgenerational. Given this, the impasse between economic interests versus environmental protection is established. As a way of disciplining matters relating to the seas, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was established, delimiting areas under state jurisdiction, among other provisions. Residually was designated Area, comprising the seabed offshore, contained in Part XI of the Convention, and the corresponding water column remains without specific rule. In 2004, the UN established the creation of a working group aiming at the elaboration of a legal instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources in the high seas, commonly known by the abbreviation ABNJ, derived from the expression areas beyond national jurisdiction. The proposal concerns the establishment of a legally binding instrument. Based on the analysis of the discussions in the research and negotiation groups established by the UN, it was not possible to envisage the predisposition of the main powers to give in to points where they affect economic interests, such as the restriction on exploitation, technology transfer and pecuniary compensation of the exploited resources. Thus, the research problem is the questioning of the effectiveness of international environmental law regarding the protection of marine biodiversity in ABNJ. To unveil the proposed question, the indirect documentation technique was used and as methods the discourse analysis was used in relation to the discussions established in the working groups created by the UN, as well as the hypothetical-deductive method for general analysis of the research. As a result, it was found that the establishment of a soft law would be more likely to succeed in reaching the scope of marine protection. Because it is less restrictive, it would make it possible to attract more States Parties and, therefore, to bind them, even in program norms. In essence, treaty assumption is a form of risk recognition. Based on discourse theory and in view of the multicultural reality, the centrifugal pressure on the politics of each state becomes a crucial element for the effective fulfillment of the treaties.

O atual modelo de sociedade está assentado em acumulação crescente de capital, através da relação de consumo e mediante a exploração de recursos naturais, com a correspondente produção de externalidades negativas no meio ambiente. Esse processo evidencia a desigualdade social existente, em que alguns têm amplo acesso aos bens de consumo, sendo que as externalidades negativas são compartilhadas entre todos. Assim, existem os que se veem privados de condições mínimas para a subsistência, arcando com as consequências do sistema. Nesse contexto, a exploração marinha apresenta grande relevância no que tange aos enfoques econômico e ambiental. A poluição, decorrente da sociedade de consumo, as atividades exploratórias de risco e a exploração predatória dos recursos marinhos são elementos que atingem a todos, com efeitos transfronteiriços. Essas externalidades recaem, com maior vigor, sobre as populações menos favorecidas, necessitadas dos recursos dos mares para a subsistência. Considerando a lenta biocapacidade regenerativa da biodiversidade marinha, os efeitos da poluição apresentam um caráter transgeracional. Diante disso se estabelece o impasse entre interesses econômicos versus proteção ambiental. Como forma de disciplinar as questões relativas aos mares, foi estabelecida a Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre o Direito do Mar, em 1982, delimitando as áreas sob a jurisdição estatal, entre outras disposições. Residualmente, foi designada a Área, compreendendo o leito marinho de alto mar, constante na Parte XI da referida Convenção, sendo que a correspondente coluna de água permanece sem disciplina específica. Em 2004, a ONU estabeleceu a criação de um grupo de trabalho, objetivando a elaboração de um instrumento jurídico destinado à conservação e uso sustentável dos recursos marinhos em alto mar, meio comumente designado pela sigla ABNJ, derivada da expressão areas beyond national jurisdiction. A proposta é relativa ao estabelecimento de um instrumento juridicamente vinculante. Com base na análise dos debates, ocorridos nos grupos de pesquisa e de negociação estabelecidos pela ONU, não foi possível vislumbrar a predisposição das principais potências em ceder nos pontos que afetam os interesses econômicos, tais como a restrição quanto à exploração, transferência de tecnologia e compensação pecuniária pela exploração dos recursos. Assim, o problema de pesquisa é o questionamento da efetividade do direito ambiental internacional quanto à proteção da biodiversidade marinha em ABNJ. Para desvelar a questão proposta, foi utilizada a técnica de documentação indireta e como métodos foram empregados à análise do discurso, no que se refere às discussões estabelecidas nos grupos de trabalho criados pela ONU, bem como foi empregado o método hipotético-dedutivo, para análise geral da pesquisa. Como resultado, foi verificado que o estabelecimento de uma soft law teria maiores possibilidades de êxito em atingir o escopo da proteção marinha. Por ser menos restritiva, possibilitaria uma maior atração de Estados-parte e, com isso, vinculando-os, ainda que em normas programáticas. Em essência, a assunção ao tratado é uma forma de reconhecimento do risco. Tendo como base a teoria do discurso e tendo em vista a realidade multicultural, a pressão centrífuga sobre a política de cada Estado torna-se um elemento importante para o cumprimento efetivo dos tratados. / The current model of society is based on increasing accumulation of capital, through the relation of consumption, through the exploitation of natural resources, with the corresponding production of negative externalities in the environment. This process evidences the existing social inequality, in which some people have broad access to consumer goods, and the negative externalities are shared among everyone. Thus, there are those who are deprived of minimum conditions for subsistence, bearing the consequences of the system. In this context, the marine exploration has highly relevance in reference of to economic and environmental focus. Pollution from the consumer society, exploitative risky activities and the predatory exploitation of marine resources are elements that affect everyone, with transboundary effects. These externalities are most heavily reliant on the less favored populations, who need the maritime resources for subsistence. Considering the slow regenerative biocapacity of marine biodiversity, the effects of pollution are transgenerational. Given this, the impasse between economic interests versus environmental protection is established. As a way of disciplining matters relating to the seas, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was established, delimiting areas under state jurisdiction, among other provisions. Residually was designated Area, comprising the seabed offshore, contained in Part XI of the Convention, and the corresponding water column remains without specific rule. In 2004, the UN established the creation of a working group aiming at the elaboration of a legal instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources in the high seas, commonly known by the abbreviation ABNJ, derived from the expression areas beyond national jurisdiction. The proposal concerns the establishment of a legally binding instrument. Based on the analysis of the discussions in the research and negotiation groups established by the UN, it was not possible to envisage the predisposition of the main powers to give in to points where they affect economic interests, such as the restriction on exploitation, technology transfer and pecuniary compensation of the exploited resources. Thus, the research problem is the questioning of the effectiveness of international environmental law regarding the protection of marine biodiversity in ABNJ. To unveil the proposed question, the indirect documentation technique was used and as methods the discourse analysis was used in relation to the discussions established in the working groups created by the UN, as well as the hypothetical-deductive method for general analysis of the research. As a result, it was found that the establishment of a soft law would be more likely to succeed in reaching the scope of marine protection. Because it is less restrictive, it would make it possible to attract more States Parties and, therefore, to bind them, even in program norms. In essence, treaty assumption is a form of risk recognition. Based on discourse theory and in view of the multicultural reality, the centrifugal pressure on the politics of each state becomes a crucial element for the effective fulfillment of the treaties.

With over 280 environmental laws designed to regulate economic activities and tackle pollution problems, EU actors have established an impressive environmental policy. While policy-making has been impressive, implementation has often been disappointing with the result that EU environmental policy now suffers from an 'implementation deficit' whereby policy intentions on paper are not carried out properly 'on the ground'. Until recently, many EU actors and analysts have focused on the initial stages of the policy process, in particular the dynamics of bargaining between Member States. Yet, the overall effectiveness of EU environmental policies depends upon actors 'on the ground' and how they apply the policies in practice. This research moves away from the conventional state-centrist approach and focuses instead on the subnational regions and their role in the overall success of EU environmental policies. The research investigates Scotland and Bavaria and assesses to what extent the two regions shape EU environmental policy implementation. To help with the investigation, the research establishes a 'multi-layered implementation map' which best captures the policy 'filtering' process. The map helps identify formal and informal determinants within the layers which either facilitate or obstruct policy implementation. The research not only compares implementation performances between the Member States and between the regions, it also compares the regions vertically with their 'mother' states and thereby highlights implementation obstacles which would remain undetected with the state-centrist approach. A case study illustrates in detail the formal and practical implementation of the EIA Directive in Scotland and Bavaria. The study confirms that subnational regions feature determinants which differ in many respects from national determinants and influence the effectiveness of EU environmental policies. By highlighting subnational regions and their role in the process, the research contributes to a better understanding of the implementation deficit and presents a more refined picture of the EU environmental policy 'reality'.

The central intention of this thesis is to analyse a body of Victorian legislation, which was enacted to control atmospheric pollution by the chemical industry. Its concern is predominately with enforcement, and the principal aim is to assess the role and effectiveness of the British State and its agencies in this respect. The major focus is a somewhat neglected body of legislation - the Alkali Acts of 1863-1906. These initiated the State regulation of noxious emissions from the early heavy chemical (alkali) industry, and set up a central government body, the Alkali Inspectorate, to this end. The major focus is the ability of Victorian institutions to formulate and implement environmental reforms, especially those which necessitated the increased control of industrial behaviour. It will explore the enforcement and decision making processes, assessing how priorities were set and whose interests were served. Furthermore, it examines the influence of economic, legislative, social, ideological and political factors upon inspection and prosecution. This study also assess whether the control of industrial atmospheric pollution was the consequence of a Victorian regulationist fervour or an example of utilitarian concern with environmental degradation. The main body of the thesis is constituted by chapters on biography, the fiscal context and enforcement. These themes are drawn together by an assessment of the extent and effect of various constraints upon the Alkali Inspectorate. Throughout, some vital comparisons and contrasts with the inspectorates of factories and mines are made, in order to gauge State support for the Alkali Inspectorate. This assessment of the effectiveness of the Alkali Inspectorate and the legislation which created it, facilitates broader insights into the relationship between the State and industry and the extent of State intervention in nineteenth-century Britain

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As the environmental justice movement has spread and become more mainstream since its start in the 1980s, its framework and body of knowledge has expanded, and environmental justice activists, organizers, and scholars have developed and critiqued different methods through which environmental justice can be pursued. Among its relatively new concepts is the idea of slow violence, or the long-term and continuous impacts of environmental injustices on an afflicted community; and among the methods examined by scholars is environmental justice litigation, where legal action is taken, often with members of an affected community as plaintiffs, to remedy environmental injustices within that area. This thesis aims to analyze the efficacy of environmental justice litigation in its ability to address slow violence through two case studies, Hinkley Groundwater Contamination and Kettleman Hills Waste Facility, which both took place in the 1990s in California, a state now known for its progressive legislation and consideration of environmental justice. It concludes that, while the short-term nature of litigation is not necessarily compatible with the long-term nature of slow violence, successful litigation coupled with the empowerment and engagement of the local community increase the likelihood of litigation partially addressing and mitigating the effects of slow violence in the present and future.

This thesis develops a legal theory reflecting the insights of feminism and environmental philosophy. I argue that human beings are not ontologically separate, but embedded in webs of relationality with natural others. My primary purposes are to 1) delineate ways in which institutions of modernity (such as law and science) have precipitated ecosocial crisis through the attempt to dialectically enforce mastery and control over nature and women; and 2) explore alternate political forms and ontologies which challenge the classical liberalist view of the (human) individual as a radically isolated, discrete, autonomous being. My overarching theme is that law functions as a narrative that can both hinder and enhance the promotion of ecological ideas, and how ecofeminism can contribute to transformative projects of environmental philosophy and feminist law.