Publications

Common Pool Resources and Microcredit: Cooperation and Reciprocity to Achieve Social Justice and Local Environmental Protection

Sustainable development will not succeed until economic activity takes into consideration its impact on human well-being and happiness, and on the environment of our planet. Indeed, resource sustainability has become a key issue of a growing concern in relation to capitalism and the global market economy, especially regarding the climate change trends and the depletion of the world’s forest (Timilsina, Kotani and Kamijo, 2017)

Trafficking in Human Beings, and Forced and Compulsory Labor: A Case Study of “Chowdury and Others v. Greece”

Trafficking in human beings and forced labor has found modern forms in the contemporary world. As Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7 mentions, one of the main commitments of the States’ parties is to “take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labor including the recruitment and use of the child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labor in all its forms”.

An Economic Approach to Crime: Prevention and Punishment

Abstract This paper explores different economic theories in order to develop an effective crime prevention scheme. First, a possible government intervention consisting of an increase in risk levels will be analyzed through the rational choice theory, where the paradox of crime prevention will be presented. Then, we will briefly examine the possibility to hold some …

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The Proportionality Principle in the Emission Control Permit Procedure as based in BImSchG (Federal Emission Control Act)

Abstract The principle of proportionality in the German Administrative law is part of the rule of law. It applies to all laws, administrative acts, statutes and ordinances. It consists of four points. A state measure is proportionate if it 1.has a legitimate purpose, 2. is suitable, 3.is necessary, and 4. is appropriate. In the first …

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Legal Status of Environmental Migrants

Abstract Environmental factors, particularly the impacts of climate change, are influencing all aspects of human life, sometimes obliging people to leave their homes and migrate to other places. It is worthy of note that, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13 addresses climate change and stresses taking urgent action to combat that and its impacts. This paper …

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Tensions of Federalism: Three Cases of Energy Source Self-Determination

Abstract How do federal law and regulations of energy infrastructure influence the “energy mix” of a society? This paper explores the national and regional administrative regimes for electricity transmission (commonly referred to as “the energy grid”) in the United States of America. Mandated by the national government and empowered by an interpretation of the “Dormant …

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The Dark Side of Globalization: Exploitation and Trade of Coltan in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Globalization has increased both the supply and demand of international products and services, but it has had severe consequences on several nations that are particularly rich in natural resources. The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of these nations, in which the extremely high global demand for coltan, a mineral used for the manufacturing …

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The Human Rights NGO Perspective in front of a Violation of International Labor Law

Abstract The following fictitious legal opinion was written in the perspective of a legal expert of an NGO for the protection of human rights in the field of international business and trade. The facts are entirely fictitious. The aim of the article is to briefly analyze the legal implications stemming from the violation of international …

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Promoting gender equality and development through the care economy

Abstract The paper tries to study the reasons why there is a lack of women’s role in the decision-making process in the developed countries, although women and men share the same educational opportunities. One can hope that, if women become equally educated they will join the labor force and have access to the same opportunities …

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