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Regional Symposium on Forest and Protected Areas Legislation and Jurisprudence: Bridging Law and Science Post-Symposium Booklet
This Post-Symposium Booklet is based on the proceedings of the Regional Symposium on Forest and Protected Areas Legislation and Jurisprudence: Bridging Law and Science, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 27–29 April 2023.
“Have a Digital Highway but also Have Speed limits”: Exploring Public Resistance to Cell Tower Radiation in India
Public resistance to environmental and health safety risks from radiations emanating from cellphone towers has been sporadic but spatially and temporally widespread in India. Civic actions have been led by civic activists, resident welfare associations, gram panchayats, lawyers, scientists and even an actor from the Bombay film industry. Large scale technical systems like cell towers are remarkably resilient to public criticism. Industry response to such resistance is usually in the form of aesthetic tinkering to hide structures from public gaze, incremental regulation and science communication to assuage public doubt. The legislature, rather than Courts, has been more responsive to such civic actions.
Post-Symposium Booklet: Symposium on Judges and the Environment | The Impact of the Stockholm Declaration in Shaping Global Environmental Law and Jurisprudence
SYMPOSIUM ON JUDGES AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The Impact of the Stockholm Declaration in Shaping Global Environmental Law and Jurisprudence An Associated Event of the UN Stockholm+50 Conference last 31 May–1 June 2022
Gatekeeper or Concierge? The Regulation of Corporate Governance and Auditing
What is the “comply or explain” approach to corporate governance? How well does this principles-based approach work? This presentation provides a working knowledge of the regulation of corporate governance and auditing. It also examines the role of external auditors in providing shareholders with reasonable assurance that numbers in the accounts are true and fair.
Asian Development Bank Sustainability Report 2020
The ADB Sustainability Report 2020 provides detailed information on the economic, social, and environmental impacts of ADB’s operations, activities, and institutional practices for 2018 and 2019.
Gender-Inclusive Legislative Framework and Laws to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Climate Change and Disasters
Globally, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change and disasters due to gender inequalities and limited opportunities to participate in decision-making processes. The report provides a conceptual framework and good practice guide to improve gender equality in this space based on international norms and examples of national laws.
Asian Development Bank Sustainability Report 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sustainability Report 2020 provides detailed information on the economic, social, and environmental impacts of ADB’s operations, activities, and institutional practices for 2018 and 2019.
Third South Pacific International Arbitration Conference: Post Conference Booklet
ADB, UNCITRAL, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, and other partners, host the Third South Pacific International Arbitration Conference to raise awareness on the positive development impact of international arbitration reform.
Role of Judiciary and Jurisprudence in Domestic and International Arbitration
This paper informs the readers about the arbitration-related decisions rendered by Pakistani judiciary, the challenges faced by the Pakistani legal fraternity when it comes to arbitration, the need for judicial training, and the author's views on arbitration in Pakistan.
Implementation of the New York Convention in Papua New Guinea
Justice Jeffery Shepherd of the Supreme and National Courts of Justice of Papua New Guinea (PNG) briefly addressed the draft Arbitration Bill discussed by Dr. Eric Kwa in Session 2. The PNG judiciary expects this bill to revolutionize the arbitration regime in the country. The PNG legislation, when enacted, will deal with both domestic and international arbitration.