This thesis explores the phenomenon of illegal natural resource exploitation in conflict zones and the application of international criminal law, particularly the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to combat the roblem. Contemporary African conflicts, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo conflict explored as a case study herein, have become increasingly distinguishable by the tight connection between war and various forms of illegal natural resource exploitation, particularly targeting valuable and precious mineral resources. With their incidence being highest in Africa, wars funded by illegally exploited natural resources have gradually become one of the greatest threats to regional peace and human security on the African continent. The Congo conflict clearly demonstrated the problematic nature and impact of illegal natural resource exploitation and the widespread human, economic and political costs associated with this phenomenon. This thesis is based on the initial assumption that the quest by conflict actors to profit from war through illegal natural resource exploitation activities is at the centre of the commission of serious human rights violations as well as the complexity and longevity of African conflicts. Developments in international criminal law, culminating in the adoption of the Rome Statute and the establishment of the International Criminal Court, have given impetus to the argument that any group of conflict actors should be subjected to the individual criminal responsibility regime of this legal framework. A further underlying assumption of this thesis is therefore that international criminal law can constrain the acts and conduct defined in this thesis as illegal natural resource exploitation activities since they constitute war crimes under the Rome Statute framework. However, despite illustrating the illegal resource exploitation activities of various state and non-state actors, this thesis is confined to an application of the Rome Statute based international criminal liability regime against members of armed rebel groups involved in such acts. In exploring these issues, this work examines international criminal law institutions and the relevance of international criminal justice in addressing particular phenomena prevalent during African armed conflicts. It further provides the stage to assess the potential of international criminal law in safeguarding natural resources for the benefit of African societies perennially exposed to the depredations of natural resource financed warfare. / Microsoft� Office Word 2007 / Adobe Acrobat 9.53 Paper Capture Plug-in

Indigenous communities have developed a wealth of knowledge, which plays a crucial role in providing leads for the use of genetic resources and bioprospecting. However, such knowledge is under increasing threat due to the misappropriation of the biological resources and associated traditional knowledge of indigenous communities, through both bioprospecting, as well as the inappropriate exercise of intellectual property rights. The internationally agreed Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) attempts to provide a bulwark against biopiracy and although it assists indigenous communities to regain some control, the CBD has proven inadequate in the protection of the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities. The subsequent Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Nagoya Protocol) attempts to address some of these limitations but unfortunately has its own shortcomings, as it was largely concluded on the basis of a compromise between developed and developing countries. This dissertation will undertake a critical analysis of the provisions of the CBD and Nagoya Protocol, with a view to establishing the level of protection these instruments afford indigenous communities. It will be shown that notwithstanding the drawbacks of both the CBD and Nagoya Protocol, they nevertheless represent major achievements in the journey to protect the genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge of indigenous communities. It is in this context that this dissertation will analyse South Africa’s Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) regime in relation to the protection it affords indigenous communities and in the light of the implementation challenges that such legislation presents. A particular focus will be on whether South Africa’s ABS legislation complies with the country’s international obligations relating to the protection of indigenous communities and whether South Africa’s approach to the protection of the genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge of indigenous communities, in the context of bioprospecting, is adequate or whether there exists potential for its enhancement. / Thesis (LL.M.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2013.

thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD) in the School of Law at the University of the Witwatersrand / Many countries are under pressure to transition from fossil to renewable sources of energy. This pressure comes from multiple points including sustainable energy and climate change imperatives. The energy industry, especially electricity generation, is the main source of greenhouse gases, hence the significance of reductions in this industry. The purpose of this study was to conduct a legal analysis of the renewable energy law in the context of energy law generally in South Africa, to understand the regulatory function of law in promoting renewable energy. The study analysed government legal and policy positions, and the response by non-state actors to such policy positions and laws. Through a qualitative analysis of primary and secondary sources of law and public participation documents, the study found that; while South Africa is committed to renewable energy, its socio-economic, cultural, and environmental context superimposes other priorities that impede progress towards renewable energy. Several obstacles to renewable energy were identified, some internal to energy law and others external to it, coming from other areas such as environmental law, governance, economics, and behavioural sciences. Analysis at the convergence of environmental and energy law revealed misalignment and fragmentation as major obstacles to renewable energy. While barriers are common across the globe, countries cannot apply the same responses with the same results. Regulatory responses, beyond the traditional ‘command and control’ tools are context specific and tools that have worked, in other countries, may not be as effective in South Africa. Socio-economic dynamics determine the legal responses to the barriers to renewable energy or the efficacy of economic incentives to promote renewable energy. However, overall, law and regulation can, and must, play a crucial enabling role by removing barriers to renewable energy. Nevertheless, there are limits to the use law ‘as regulation.’ Renewables will not replace fossil sources yet; rather in the long-term, renewables should become a big part of the energy mix. Despite gaining price competitiveness, it is too early for renewables to displace conventional fossil sources in a context of entrenched structural and institutional obstacles. Concomitant technical, market, economic, and environmental and resource governance interventions are necessary to effectively promote an energy mix substantially composed of renewables. The study recommends that law should create an enabling regulatory environment for renewable energy. South Africa has not used law effectively enough to create this environment, thereby impeding the integration of renewable energy into its energy mix. Aligning energy and environmental law, among other incentives, can enhance this role of law. Legal reforms are necessary to remove the regulatory advantage afforded to conventional sources of electricity and level the playing field. / MT2017

A gestão dos recursos hídricos no Brasil deve ser participativa, por isso foram criados os Comitês de Bacia Hidrográfica (CBH), instâncias onde ocorre um processo de tomada de decisões sobre os recursos hídricos. Isto se dá mediante a participação de segmentos sociais envolvidos com esse recurso: usuários da água, população da bacia hidrográfica e poder público. A participação é garantida por lei, mas surgem indagações acerca da garantia da representação efetiva da sociedade. Desse modo, o presente estudo tratou de analisar a representação e a representatividade dos representantes do comitê de bacia hidrográfica do rio Taquari-Antas. A pesquisa baseou-se na abordagem qualitativa e foi dividida em dois blocos: a) História do CBH; b) Representação e representatividade dos representantes do CBH. As técnicas de coleta de dados empregadas foram: a pesquisa documental, entrevistas semiestruturadas, questionário e observação sistemática. As técnicas de análise e de interpretação dos dados utilizadas foram: análise de conteúdo, análise SWOT e análise quantitativa simples (porcentagem). A base sobre a qual se assentou a criação do CBH TA foi sólida, fundamentada nas prerrogativas da legislação de recursos hídricos do Rio Grande do Sul e com ampla participação da sociedade. A pesquisa constatou que a estrutura teórica de composição do CBH contempla os princípios de igualdade e equidade de representação, o que confere aos diversos atores sociais as mesmas condições de influenciar no processo de negociação sobre a gestão dos recursos. No entanto, os aspectos teóricos da representação não se efetivaram na prática. Isso ocorreu porque nem todos os segmentos ocuparam o seu espaço dentro dessa instância participativa. A representatividade foi vista como um dos pilares para o êxito da atuação do CBH dentro da bacia hidrográfica (BH). Contudo, ela poucas vezes foi o foco central das discussões, não ocorrendo o seu aprofundamento. A temática e a quantidade de deliberações e assuntos tratados no CBH TA influenciaram a representação e a representatividade dos representantes. A representação do CBH TA na gestão 7 está atualmente comprometida, pois não garante a presença igualitária de todos os segmentos envolvidos com a questão das águas. Assim, ela não inclui todos os stakeholders de forma equitativa no processo de negociação e tomada de decisões sobre as águas. A representatividade dos representantes ainda é muito fragmentada e não alcança e nem estabelece um diálogo entre as diversas vozes da sociedade da BH. Assim, se está longe de estruturar uma representatividade efetiva dos representantes que garanta que eles sejam de fato os porta-vozes da totalidade da sociedade da BH. O segmento dos usuários da água possui a representação e a representatividade mais expressiva frente aos demais setores. Nesse contexto, estratégias que fortaleçam a representação e a representatividade dos segmentos da população da BH e do poder público devem ser estruturadas para que possam ocupar o seu espaço no CBH. Existem pontos fracos que merecem ser resolvidos para que a representação e a representatividade sejam efetivadas e se tornem cada vez mais significativas. É nesse sentido que a presente pesquisa deve se desenvolver futuramente, aprofundando a compreensão sobre as dificuldades identificadas a fim de estruturar estratégias e metodologias que possam fortalecer a representação e a representatividade social do CBH TA. / As the management of water resources in Brazil must be participatory, Watershed Committees (WSC) were created in order to enable decision making processes on water resources. Such an aim is reached through the participation of social groups involved with this resource: water users, watershed population and government. Even though this participation is ensured by law, some issues may arise on the guarantee of the effective society share. Thereby, the analysis was performed on the representatives of the Antas-Taquari river Watershed Comitee both on their representation and representativeness. The research was based on a qualitative approach and was divided into two blocks: a) History of the WSC; b) representation and representativeness of the WSC representatives. The techniques used for data collection were: documentary research, semi-structured interviews, questionnaire and systematic observation. The techniques used for analysis and interpretation of data were: content analysis, SWOT analysis and simple quantitative analysis (percentage). The TA WSC was established on a solid foundation, based on the prerogatives of water resources law in force in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with broad society participation. The theoretical structure of the WSC composition contemplates the principles of equality and equity of representation, so ensuring all participants to have the same conditions to influence negotiation processes on resources management. However, the theoretical aspects of the representation were not effectively implemented in practice due to the fact that some segments had not covered their role within the participatory instance. The representativeness was seen as one of the pillars for the successful operation of the WSC inside the WS. However, it was rarely the central focus of the discussions, so preventing the deepening of the subject. The theme and the amount of deliberations and issues dealt with in the TA WSC influenced both representatives’ representation and representativeness. The representation of the TA WSC in the management 7 is currently compromised, as the equal presence of all segments involved with the water issue is not ensured. Therefore, it does not include all stakeholders equally in the negotiation and decision-making processes on the water. The representatives’ representativeness is still very fragmented on the WS and does not reach nor establishes a dialog between the diverse voices present in the WS community. Therefore, we are far from structuring an effective representation of the representatives that makes them the actual spokesmen of all the WS community. The segment of water users has more expressive representation and representativeness than other sectors. As a perspective to this aspect, strategies that strengthen the representation and the representativeness of the WS population and of the government must be structured so that they can occupy their space in the WSC. In this context, there are weaknesses that must be addressed so that the representation and representativeness take effect and become increasingly significant. It is towards this objective that this research should be developed hereafter, deepening the understanding about the difficulties identified in order to structure strategies and methodologies that can strengthen the social representation and representativeness in the TA WSC.

Demand for use of natural resources is becoming more intense to meet the basic and vital needs of mankind as well as for its economic exploitation. Aimed at regulating the exploitation of water resources some countries have established standards and environmental protection laws. In situations where natural resources are in the border regions of two or more countries, or in the case of transboundary rivers, the Laws and agreements are essential for the shared management to succeed. Taking as a reference point the river, the existence of Permanent Preservation Areas / ribereños hills (APP's) is essential for the preservation of its banks and consequently the very water resources. The expansion of urban and / or agricultural land space implies the elimination of APP's causing environmental damage. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the conditions of the Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs) and ribereños mountains, as are called the APP's Uruguay, on the banks of a segment of the border Rio Quaraí / Cuareim, located on the border between Brazil Uruguay. The qualitative methodology initially a literature review, performed a comparison between forest legislation and Brazilian water resources and environmental laws Uruguayan. Satellite images were used for location and analysis of the studied in Basin Quaraí / Cuareim River, located between the affluent Arroyo Pintado Grande in the east, and the Arroyo Tamandu the West. As a result it was found that there's APP / preserved ribereños hills. Among the irregular use of Permanent Preservation Areas can highlight the extraction of sand from the river banks and the advance of the agricultural frontier, leading the urgent need to mitigate the mentioned environmental problems. Urban sprawl was also a problem in the region. There is the need for greater monitoring and effective enforcement of Uruguayan and Brazilian legislation, as well, there will decrease the degradation of the banks of the Rio Quaraí / Cuareim and the necessary recovery of degraded areas today. Existing Development Joint Committees should seek increasingly shared management in the region as well as to guide the regulation of the aforementioned areas. On the issue of comparison of Brazilian and Uruguayan legislation it revealed that there would be a need to standardize the width of the APP / ribereños hills in Rio segment Quaraí / Cuareim analyzed. If there is an increase in this area, mainly in the Uruguayan margin, preservation will be more effective and environmental quality of the border region will be improved. / A demanda pela utilização de recursos naturais é cada vez mais intensa para atender as necessidades básicas e vitais da humanidade, bem como para a sua exploração econômica. Visando regular a exploração dos recursos hídricos alguns países já estabeleceram normas e leis de proteção ambiental. Em situações onde os recursos naturais encontram-se em regiões de fronteira de dois ou mais países, ou seja, no caso dos rios transfronteiriços, as Leis e os Acordos são imprescindíveis para a gestão compartilhada tenha sucesso. Tendo como ponto de referência o rio, a existência das Áreas de Preservação Permanente/montes ribereños (APP s) é fundamental para a preservação das suas margens e, consequentemente, do próprio recurso hídrico. A expansão do espaço urbano e/ou espaço agrícola acarreta a supressão das APP s provocando dano ambiental. Nesse sentido, este trabalho teve como objetivo analisar as condições das Áreas de Preservação Permanentes (APP s) e dos montes ribereños, como se denominam as APP s no Uruguai, nas margens de um segmento do Rio transfronteiriço Quaraí/Cuareím, localizado na fronteira do Brasil com o Uruguai. A metodologia qualitativa, inicialmente, de revisão bibliográfica, realizou um comparativo entre a legislação florestal e de recursos hídricos brasileira e a legislação ambiental uruguaia. Foram utilizadas imagens de satélite para localização e análise do trecho estudado na bacia hidrográfica do Rio Quaraí/Cuareím, situado entre os afluentes Arroio Pintado Grande, a Leste, e o Arroio Tamandu a Oeste. Como resultado se verificou que existem APP s/montes ribereños preservados. Entre os usos irregulares das Áreas de Preservação Permanente podem se destacar a extração de areia das margens do rio e o avanço das fronteiras agrícolas, acarretando a necessidade urgente de amenizar os problemas ambientais mencionados. A expansão urbana também se mostrou um problema na região. Há a necessidade de um maior monitoramento e efetiva fiscalização do cumprimento das legislações uruguaia e brasileira, assim, ocorrerá diminuição na degradação das margens do Rio Quaraí/Cuareím e a necessária recuperação das áreas hoje degradadas. As Comissões Mistas de Desenvolvimento existentes devem buscar cada vez mais a gestão compartilhada na região, bem como na orientação da regulamentação das áreas citadas. Na questão do comparativo das legislações brasileira e uruguaia, foi constatado que haveria a necessidade de homogeneizar a largura das APP/montes ribereños no segmento do Rio Quaraí/Cuareím analisado. Se houver um aumento dessa área, principalmente, na margem uruguaia, a preservação será mais eficaz e a qualidade ambiental da região fronteiriça será melhorada.

A gestão dos recursos hídricos no Brasil deve ser participativa, por isso foram criados os Comitês de Bacia Hidrográfica (CBH), instâncias onde ocorre um processo de tomada de decisões sobre os recursos hídricos. Isto se dá mediante a participação de segmentos sociais envolvidos com esse recurso: usuários da água, população da bacia hidrográfica e poder público. A participação é garantida por lei, mas surgem indagações acerca da garantia da representação efetiva da sociedade. Desse modo, o presente estudo tratou de analisar a representação e a representatividade dos representantes do comitê de bacia hidrográfica do rio Taquari-Antas. A pesquisa baseou-se na abordagem qualitativa e foi dividida em dois blocos: a) História do CBH; b) Representação e representatividade dos representantes do CBH. As técnicas de coleta de dados empregadas foram: a pesquisa documental, entrevistas semiestruturadas, questionário e observação sistemática. As técnicas de análise e de interpretação dos dados utilizadas foram: análise de conteúdo, análise SWOT e análise quantitativa simples (porcentagem). A base sobre a qual se assentou a criação do CBH TA foi sólida, fundamentada nas prerrogativas da legislação de recursos hídricos do Rio Grande do Sul e com ampla participação da sociedade. A pesquisa constatou que a estrutura teórica de composição do CBH contempla os princípios de igualdade e equidade de representação, o que confere aos diversos atores sociais as mesmas condições de influenciar no processo de negociação sobre a gestão dos recursos. No entanto, os aspectos teóricos da representação não se efetivaram na prática. Isso ocorreu porque nem todos os segmentos ocuparam o seu espaço dentro dessa instância participativa. A representatividade foi vista como um dos pilares para o êxito da atuação do CBH dentro da bacia hidrográfica (BH). Contudo, ela poucas vezes foi o foco central das discussões, não ocorrendo o seu aprofundamento. A temática e a quantidade de deliberações e assuntos tratados no CBH TA influenciaram a representação e a representatividade dos representantes. A representação do CBH TA na gestão 7 está atualmente comprometida, pois não garante a presença igualitária de todos os segmentos envolvidos com a questão das águas. Assim, ela não inclui todos os stakeholders de forma equitativa no processo de negociação e tomada de decisões sobre as águas. A representatividade dos representantes ainda é muito fragmentada e não alcança e nem estabelece um diálogo entre as diversas vozes da sociedade da BH. Assim, se está longe de estruturar uma representatividade efetiva dos representantes que garanta que eles sejam de fato os porta-vozes da totalidade da sociedade da BH. O segmento dos usuários da água possui a representação e a representatividade mais expressiva frente aos demais setores. Nesse contexto, estratégias que fortaleçam a representação e a representatividade dos segmentos da população da BH e do poder público devem ser estruturadas para que possam ocupar o seu espaço no CBH. Existem pontos fracos que merecem ser resolvidos para que a representação e a representatividade sejam efetivadas e se tornem cada vez mais significativas. É nesse sentido que a presente pesquisa deve se desenvolver futuramente, aprofundando a compreensão sobre as dificuldades identificadas a fim de estruturar estratégias e metodologias que possam fortalecer a representação e a representatividade social do CBH TA. / As the management of water resources in Brazil must be participatory, Watershed Committees (WSC) were created in order to enable decision making processes on water resources. Such an aim is reached through the participation of social groups involved with this resource: water users, watershed population and government. Even though this participation is ensured by law, some issues may arise on the guarantee of the effective society share. Thereby, the analysis was performed on the representatives of the Antas-Taquari river Watershed Comitee both on their representation and representativeness. The research was based on a qualitative approach and was divided into two blocks: a) History of the WSC; b) representation and representativeness of the WSC representatives. The techniques used for data collection were: documentary research, semi-structured interviews, questionnaire and systematic observation. The techniques used for analysis and interpretation of data were: content analysis, SWOT analysis and simple quantitative analysis (percentage). The TA WSC was established on a solid foundation, based on the prerogatives of water resources law in force in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with broad society participation. The theoretical structure of the WSC composition contemplates the principles of equality and equity of representation, so ensuring all participants to have the same conditions to influence negotiation processes on resources management. However, the theoretical aspects of the representation were not effectively implemented in practice due to the fact that some segments had not covered their role within the participatory instance. The representativeness was seen as one of the pillars for the successful operation of the WSC inside the WS. However, it was rarely the central focus of the discussions, so preventing the deepening of the subject. The theme and the amount of deliberations and issues dealt with in the TA WSC influenced both representatives’ representation and representativeness. The representation of the TA WSC in the management 7 is currently compromised, as the equal presence of all segments involved with the water issue is not ensured. Therefore, it does not include all stakeholders equally in the negotiation and decision-making processes on the water. The representatives’ representativeness is still very fragmented on the WS and does not reach nor establishes a dialog between the diverse voices present in the WS community. Therefore, we are far from structuring an effective representation of the representatives that makes them the actual spokesmen of all the WS community. The segment of water users has more expressive representation and representativeness than other sectors. As a perspective to this aspect, strategies that strengthen the representation and the representativeness of the WS population and of the government must be structured so that they can occupy their space in the WSC. In this context, there are weaknesses that must be addressed so that the representation and representativeness take effect and become increasingly significant. It is towards this objective that this research should be developed hereafter, deepening the understanding about the difficulties identified in order to structure strategies and methodologies that can strengthen the social representation and representativeness in the TA WSC.

A gestão dos recursos hídricos no Brasil deve ser participativa, por isso foram criados os Comitês de Bacia Hidrográfica (CBH), instâncias onde ocorre um processo de tomada de decisões sobre os recursos hídricos. Isto se dá mediante a participação de segmentos sociais envolvidos com esse recurso: usuários da água, população da bacia hidrográfica e poder público. A participação é garantida por lei, mas surgem indagações acerca da garantia da representação efetiva da sociedade. Desse modo, o presente estudo tratou de analisar a representação e a representatividade dos representantes do comitê de bacia hidrográfica do rio Taquari-Antas. A pesquisa baseou-se na abordagem qualitativa e foi dividida em dois blocos: a) História do CBH; b) Representação e representatividade dos representantes do CBH. As técnicas de coleta de dados empregadas foram: a pesquisa documental, entrevistas semiestruturadas, questionário e observação sistemática. As técnicas de análise e de interpretação dos dados utilizadas foram: análise de conteúdo, análise SWOT e análise quantitativa simples (porcentagem). A base sobre a qual se assentou a criação do CBH TA foi sólida, fundamentada nas prerrogativas da legislação de recursos hídricos do Rio Grande do Sul e com ampla participação da sociedade. A pesquisa constatou que a estrutura teórica de composição do CBH contempla os princípios de igualdade e equidade de representação, o que confere aos diversos atores sociais as mesmas condições de influenciar no processo de negociação sobre a gestão dos recursos. No entanto, os aspectos teóricos da representação não se efetivaram na prática. Isso ocorreu porque nem todos os segmentos ocuparam o seu espaço dentro dessa instância participativa. A representatividade foi vista como um dos pilares para o êxito da atuação do CBH dentro da bacia hidrográfica (BH). Contudo, ela poucas vezes foi o foco central das discussões, não ocorrendo o seu aprofundamento. A temática e a quantidade de deliberações e assuntos tratados no CBH TA influenciaram a representação e a representatividade dos representantes. A representação do CBH TA na gestão 7 está atualmente comprometida, pois não garante a presença igualitária de todos os segmentos envolvidos com a questão das águas. Assim, ela não inclui todos os stakeholders de forma equitativa no processo de negociação e tomada de decisões sobre as águas. A representatividade dos representantes ainda é muito fragmentada e não alcança e nem estabelece um diálogo entre as diversas vozes da sociedade da BH. Assim, se está longe de estruturar uma representatividade efetiva dos representantes que garanta que eles sejam de fato os porta-vozes da totalidade da sociedade da BH. O segmento dos usuários da água possui a representação e a representatividade mais expressiva frente aos demais setores. Nesse contexto, estratégias que fortaleçam a representação e a representatividade dos segmentos da população da BH e do poder público devem ser estruturadas para que possam ocupar o seu espaço no CBH. Existem pontos fracos que merecem ser resolvidos para que a representação e a representatividade sejam efetivadas e se tornem cada vez mais significativas. É nesse sentido que a presente pesquisa deve se desenvolver futuramente, aprofundando a compreensão sobre as dificuldades identificadas a fim de estruturar estratégias e metodologias que possam fortalecer a representação e a representatividade social do CBH TA. / As the management of water resources in Brazil must be participatory, Watershed Committees (WSC) were created in order to enable decision making processes on water resources. Such an aim is reached through the participation of social groups involved with this resource: water users, watershed population and government. Even though this participation is ensured by law, some issues may arise on the guarantee of the effective society share. Thereby, the analysis was performed on the representatives of the Antas-Taquari river Watershed Comitee both on their representation and representativeness. The research was based on a qualitative approach and was divided into two blocks: a) History of the WSC; b) representation and representativeness of the WSC representatives. The techniques used for data collection were: documentary research, semi-structured interviews, questionnaire and systematic observation. The techniques used for analysis and interpretation of data were: content analysis, SWOT analysis and simple quantitative analysis (percentage). The TA WSC was established on a solid foundation, based on the prerogatives of water resources law in force in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with broad society participation. The theoretical structure of the WSC composition contemplates the principles of equality and equity of representation, so ensuring all participants to have the same conditions to influence negotiation processes on resources management. However, the theoretical aspects of the representation were not effectively implemented in practice due to the fact that some segments had not covered their role within the participatory instance. The representativeness was seen as one of the pillars for the successful operation of the WSC inside the WS. However, it was rarely the central focus of the discussions, so preventing the deepening of the subject. The theme and the amount of deliberations and issues dealt with in the TA WSC influenced both representatives’ representation and representativeness. The representation of the TA WSC in the management 7 is currently compromised, as the equal presence of all segments involved with the water issue is not ensured. Therefore, it does not include all stakeholders equally in the negotiation and decision-making processes on the water. The representatives’ representativeness is still very fragmented on the WS and does not reach nor establishes a dialog between the diverse voices present in the WS community. Therefore, we are far from structuring an effective representation of the representatives that makes them the actual spokesmen of all the WS community. The segment of water users has more expressive representation and representativeness than other sectors. As a perspective to this aspect, strategies that strengthen the representation and the representativeness of the WS population and of the government must be structured so that they can occupy their space in the WSC. In this context, there are weaknesses that must be addressed so that the representation and representativeness take effect and become increasingly significant. It is towards this objective that this research should be developed hereafter, deepening the understanding about the difficulties identified in order to structure strategies and methodologies that can strengthen the social representation and representativeness in the TA WSC.

La Ley de Recursos Hídricos (No 29338) de 2009 transformó el marco normativo e institucional del sector hídrico en el Perú hacia un enfoque en la Gestión Integrada de Recursos Hídricos (GIRH). Este cambio fue significativo después de 40 años de vigencia de la ley anterior que priorizaba el uso agrícola del recurso hídrico. A través de un análisis del marco normativo actual y la institucionalidad existente combinado con una mirada a las relaciones históricas entre la burocracia hídrica del Estado y la sociedad peruana, este artículo argumenta que la institucionalidad del agua contemporánea refleja la persistencia de una cultura tecnocrática basada en la ingeniería y la manipulación y control de la naturaleza que predominaba al nivel global en el siglo 20. El trabajo muestra como la burocracia hídrica actual en el Perú ha consolidado su autoridad sobre el agua a través de la asimilación y desarrollo de una variante de la GIRH que prioriza el establecimiento de derechos formales al agua, el reconocimiento del valor económico del recurso hídrico, y un creciente enfoque en la eficiencia del uso del agua. / The 2009 Hydrologic Resources Law (Law 29338) shifted the legal and institutional framework in Peru’s water sector toward a focus on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM). This change formally ended the explicit prioritization of water for agricultural uses that had prevailed for four decades under the prior legal regime enacted during the nation’s agrarian reform. This article combines analysis of Peru’s current legal and institutional setting for water management with examination of the historical dynamics betweenthe state water bureaucracy and Peruvian society to argue that the existing arrangements for water governance reflect the enduring influence of an engineer-led technocracy rooted in the high-modernist approaches of the 20th century. The article illustrates how the state bureaucracy has consolidated centralized authority over the water sector through assimilation and adaptation of the IWRM paradigm and the development of a water regime that prioritizesthe formalization of water rights, recognition of the economic value of water, and water-use efficiency.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:18:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_rubervan_dantas.pdf: 890813 bytes, checksum: f83a28ef7a3acbdfd60da376fde3d30a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-08-11 / In life you can be faced with injustice and, in face of that, cannot remain inert, that something can be done to rebuild the injustice witnessed. If you do not have legitimacy before the courts of justice, not being a legitimate party to the cause, at least there is the space of the legal academy to discuss and reflect about it, in order to sow the seeds in the world of teaching. The current system of appeals of labor court sentences requires employers to make cash deposits as a requirement of admissibility to the second level of jurisdiction. Would all employers be able to bear this burden? Wouldn t such a requirement be a barrier to access to justice, in particular, to the two levels of jurisdiction? And unalienable duty of the State to secure access to justice? Access to the Judiciary Labor rules was created in a historical context to justify the thesis of the hipossuficiency employee before the employer, and it was, and still is, currently, under certain conditions. The theory of the hipossuficiency employee resulted in a polarized view of the procedural relationship, where one side is the other employee and the employer, but it was forgotten that among the employers are the differences of their own, thus resulting in a pseudo-equality of the pole passive demand. The Federal Constitution of 1988 brought the supremacy of the guiding principles as part of the whole system of positive law, among them one can highlight the principles of equality, legality, unalienable of due process, the two levels of jurisdiction, the broad defense, adversarial, which will be the subject of this study. Before a monocratic trial or even collegiate trial, factors such as human fallibility (s) of judge (s) and lack of satisfaction of both parties with the jurisdiction that was provided, which are subjective assumptions constitute the review of decisions by a court 1st or 2nd instance, gives the citizen the right to return their case to the Judiciary. If under certain perspective there is the need for quick and effective judicial assistance, for another, there is sometimes a misuse of the legal instrument by lawyers, creating a pro-dilatory culture, resulting in iconoclasm of the judiciary. The principle of equality represents that equals should be treated equally and those different should be treated in different ways. Thus, all employers would be equal in their economic and social conditions? Is it just to stipulate that the review of decisions unfavorable labor small business assumption goal, as the appeal bond, which implies availability and undocking immediate monetary value of companies with monthly turnover up to R$ 20.000,00? This study has no intention of exhausting the theme, but tries to consider the importance of reflecting, on the basis of constitutional principles, the possible inaccessibility of appeals by the labor enterprises, due to the enforceability of the appeal deposit / Na vida é possível se deparar com injustiças e, diante de disso, não se pode ficar inerte, sem que algo possa ser feito para recompor a injustiça presenciada. Se não se tem a legitimidade para agir perante os órgãos da justiça, por não ser parte legítima para a causa, pelo menos resta o espaço da academia jurídica para se discutir e refletir sobre o assunto, no intuito de se lançar sementes no mundo da doutrina. A atual sistemática recursal trabalhista exige dos empregadores a efetivação de depósito pecuniário enquanto requisito de admissibilidade recursal ao duplo grau de jurisdição. Teriam todos os empregadores condições de suportar tal ônus? Não seria tal requisito um obstáculo ao acesso à justiça, em especial, ao duplo grau de jurisdição? E o inafastável dever do Estado de prestação jurisdicional? Quanto ao acesso ao Judiciário Trabalhista, regras foram criadas em um contexto histórico que justificavam a tese da hipossuficiência do empregado diante do empregador, e assim foi, e ainda o é, atualmente, em certas condições. A hipossuficiência do empregado resultou numa visão polarizada da relação processual, onde de um lado está o empregado e do outro o empregador, mas foi esquecido que dentre os empregadores existem as diferenças que lhes são próprias, resultando, assim, numa pseudo-igualdade do pólo passivo da demanda. A Carta Magna de 1988 trouxe a supremacia dos princípios enquanto elementos norteadores de todo o sistema jurídico positivo, dentre eles podem-se destacar os princípios da isonomia, da legalidade, da inafastabilidade, do devido processo legal, do duplo grau de jurisdição, da ampla defesa, do contraditório, que serão objeto do presente estudo. Diante de um julgamento monocrático ou até mesmo colegiado, fatores como a falibilidade humana do(s) julgador(es) e a irresignação das partes em face da jurisdição que foi prestada, as quais se constituem em pressupostos subjetivos ao reexame das decisões por um juízo de 1ª ou de 2ª instância, dá o direito ao cidadão de devolver ao Estado a sua causa. Se sob certa perspectiva tem-se a necessidade de uma prestação jurisdicional rápida e eficaz, por outra, ocorre, às vezes, a má utilização do instrumental jurídico pelos advogados, oriunda de uma cultura procrastinatória, com conseqüente iconoclastia do Judiciário. O princípio da isonomia ou princípio da igualdade é o que entende, materialmente, que os iguais devem ser tratados de forma igual e os diferentes de forma diferente. Dessa forma, seriam todos os empregadores iguais em suas condições econômico-sociais? É justo estabelecer como critério de reexame das decisões trabalhistas desfavoráveis às microempresas pressuposto objetivo, como o deposito recursal, que implica em disponibilidade e desencaixe imediato de valor monetário de empresas que têm faturamento mensal máximo de R$20.000,0. Sem intenção de exaurir o tema, vislumbra-se a importância de se rediscutir, com fundamento nos princípios constitucionais, a eventual inacessibilidade ao duplo grau de jurisdição trabalhista por parte das microempresas, em decorrência da exigibilidade do depósito recursal

Made available in DSpace on 2017-06-01T18:18:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_rasalina_freitas.pdf: 2597780 bytes, checksum: 1b4a2384c13558ba973a890d3c7eed81 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-22 / This work aims to analyze the decision-making powers of the rapporteur in civil appeals in the light of art. 557 of the CPC. To alleviate the workload of the courts, which would result, at least in principle, speeding in the processing of resources in general and, in consequence, the slowness of justice fight, attributed to the rapporteur empowered to hear appeals in the courts, that without submission made to the national collegiate. In accordance with the laws currently in force, the Rapporteur is authorized, sole proprietorship, to decide the admissibility and even on the merits. This is the utterance of the art. 557 of the CPC, with wording that gave it to Law No. 9.756/98. The decision alone, by the rapporteur, as provided in Art. 557 of the CPC, always caused much perplexity in the legal community, especially because it breaks with the hallowed tradition of collegiate judgments in courts. However, it could always be submitted to the collegiate action was brought by the grievance procedure. The ordinary legislator, however, moves decisively to monocratic decisions in courts. Law No. 11.187/05 is clear manifestation of this trend, since deleted the relevancy of internal grievance against interlocutory decisions rendered in the cases listed in the paragraph of Article 527 of the CPC, consistent in situations where the rapporteur converts the wrong instrument in withheld, when you assign a suspensive effect or defers, in anticipation of trust, in whole or in part, the appellate claim. The study of Article 557 of the CPC coupled with the spirit of the changes implemented by Law No. 11.187/05 embodies the trend that the rapporteur shall exercise the powers granted to it by law and that has not ad referendum of the collegial body part / O presente trabalho tem como objeto a análise dos poderes decisórios do relator nos recursos cíveis, à luz do art. 557 do CPC. Para atenuar a carga de trabalho dos tribunais, da qual resultaria, pelo menos a priori, agilização no trâmite dos recursos em geral e, de conseqüência, combate à morosidade da justiça, atribuiuse ao relator poderes para apreciar os recursos no âmbito dos tribunais, isto sem necessidade de submissão do feito ao órgão colegiado. De acordo com o ordenamento jurídico atualmente em vigor, o relator está autorizado a, unipessoalmente, decidir a admissibilidade e até mesmo sobre o mérito do recurso. Essa é a dicção do art. 557 do CPC, com a redação que lhe imprimiu a Lei nº 9.756/98. A decisão proferida solitariamente pelo relator, nos casos previstos no art. 557 do CPC, sempre causou muita perplexidade na comunidade jurídica, sobretudo porque rompe com a consagrada tradição de julgamentos colegiados no âmbito dos tribunais. Entretanto, sempre pôde ela ser submetida à apreciação do colegiado através da interposição do recurso de agravo interno. O legislador ordinário, no entanto, caminha decididamente para a monocraticidade das decisões no âmbito dos tribunais. A Lei nº 11.187/05 é manifestação clara dessa tendência, porquanto suprimiu o cabimento do agravo interno contra as decisões interlocutórias proferidas nos casos enumerados no parágrafo único do Art. 527 do CPC, consistentes nas hipóteses em que o relator converte o agravo de instrumento em retido, quando atribui efeito suspensivo ou defere, em antecipação de tutela, total ou parcialmente, a pretensão recursal. O estudo do Art. 557 do CPC aliado ao espírito das modificações implementadas pela Lei nº 11.187/05 encarna a tendência de que o relator exerce os poderes que lhe foram concedidos pela lei e não que os exerce ad referendum do órgão colegiado que integra