Resources
Climate Displacement in Bangladesh, 2012
The report looks into present and future causes of climate displacement in Bangladesh. It examines existing and proposed solutions to climate displacement and relief to climate displaced persons and emphasizes that rights-based solutions, e.g., housing, land and property rights solutions must be utilized in solving this crisis.
The Quest for a United Nations Specialised Agency for the Environment
Recent years have seen intense intergovernmental deliberations on issues’ concerning governance in the field of environment. Their aim has been to address the role of the institutions that provide platforms for international environmental cooperation. There are two main lines of enquiry: the role of regime-specific institutions that cater to sectoral regulatory frameworks (popularly known as multilateral environmental agreements or MEAs); and the role of institutions that are established to follow up on global environmental conferences or a specific environmental task.
Asian Judges Symposium on Environmental Decision Making, the Rule of Law, and Environmental Justice: The Proceedings of the Symposium
The judiciary plays a critical role in environmental enforcement by enunciating principles of environmental law, facilitating the development of environmental jurisprudence, and leading the legal profession to pursue the integration of sustainable development and environmental justice within strong national rule of law systems.
Legal Preparedness for Responding to Disasters and Communicable Disease Emergencies: Study Report - Lao PDR
Laos is prone to a number of different disaster and disease risks such as floods in the Mekong corridor, major droughts, earthquakes, flash floods and storms related to a heavy typhoon season, as well as human influenza pandemic. Having a comprehensive legal framework in place will facilitate fast mobilization and response in the event of an emergency and will contribute to good coordination and information exchange between different humanitarian partners regardless of whether they are local, national or international.
Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Development of Insolvency Law Reforms
The Regional Technical Assistance Report (RETA) Report was published under Asian Development Bank (ADB) RETA 5975: Promoting Regional Cooperation in the Development of Insolvency Law Reforms.
Criminal Procedure Code of Kingdom of Cambodia
This Code of Criminal Procedure aims at defining the rules to be strictly followed and applied in order to clearly determine the existence of any criminal offense. The provisions of this Code shall apply for criminal cases unless there are special rules set forth by separate laws.
Making Sense of Post-2012 Climate Change Regulatory Process: Some Reflections
Professor Bharat Desai's presentation - Making Sense of Post-2012 Climate Change Regulatory Process: Some Reflections
Cotton Transport Act 1923
An Act to provide for the restriciton and control of the transport of cotton in certain circumstances
Cutting of Trees (Prohibition) Act 1992
An Act to provide for the prohibition of cutting of trees near the external frontiers of Pakistan
Destructive Insects and Pests Act 1914
An Act to prevent (the introduction into the Provinces and the transport from one Province to another) of insect, fungus or other pest, which is or may be destructive to crops.