Labor, Human Rights and Public Policy

Labor, Human Rights and Public Policy
Author: Paulo Campanha Santana
Publisher: Lisbon
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2023-05-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9893754852

Public policy discussions are, at any time, a major issue in any government, since they are a fundamental part of government agendas and the main mechanism for the realization of human and social rights. Brazil is a country that has a growing importance in the international arena, especially for its environmental and cultural riches, making it a country of extreme geopolitical relevance. Nevertheless, issues such as security, hunger, education, health, transportation, and democracy are constantly put to the test in the face of its development, size, and conflicts.Therefore, this work aims to bring important reflections on this theme, analyzing the public policies regarding labor and human rights. And in the midst of this, social policies must function as tools to realize human rights and restore balance. It is a great book for understanding better the labor environment in Brazil and how it is affecting human rights safeguard.

Animals In Brazil

Animals In Brazil
Author: Carlos Naconecy
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 3030233774

This book presents a collection of essays exploring the legal, economic, socio-environmental, and ethical dimensions of human-animal interaction in Brazil. As one of the primary global producers and exporters of beef, with a level of biodiversity in its rain-forests found nowhere else under threat, the importance of Brazil for animal life is unquestionable. Shedding light on the profound transformations in the consumption and production of animal-sourced foods that have taken place over the last five decades, the authors examine the consequences of this phenomenon for the lives of animals, the health of the population, and the environment. The book also offers an analysis of the animal welfare and animal protection legislation in Brazil, before presenting a number of notable cases involving animal advocacy and activism in recent years. An important and timely collection, this book concludes with an exploration of the historical, socio-cultural and economic aspects that influence the Brazilian ethos regarding the morality of the treatment of animals.

Brazil in the Anthropocene

Brazil in the Anthropocene
Author: Liz-Rejane Issberner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134844298

Brazil is considered one of the world’s most important environmental powers. With a continental territory containing almost 70 per cent of the Amazon rainforest, along with a rich biodiversity and huge amount of natural resources, its geopolitical role in environmental decisions is crucial to ongoing global negotiations surrounding climate change. Development policies based on extraction and exportation of raw materials by the mining and agribusiness sectors threaten the global environmental balance and the long-term sustainability of Brazil’s economy. Brazil in the Anthropocene examines Brazil's role within the global ecological crisis and considers how national and international policy is influenced by the interdependence of social, political, ethical, scientific and economic factors in the modern age. With chapters from a diverse range of international scholars this interdisciplinary volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental politics, environmental sociology and the environmental humanities.

Implementing Environmental Constitutionalism

Implementing Environmental Constitutionalism
Author: Erin Daly
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2018-11-08
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1107165180

Constitutions can play a central role in responding to environmental challenges, such as pollution, biodiversity loss, lack of drinking water, and climate change. The vast majority of people on earth live under constitutional systems that protect the environment or recognize environmental rights. Such environmental constitutionalism, however, falls short without effective implementation by policymakers, advocates and jurists. Implementing Environmental Constitutionalism: Current Global Challenges explains and explores this 'implementation gap'. This collection is both broad and deep. While some of the essays analyze crosscutting themes, such as climate change and the need for rule of law that affect the implementation of environmental constitutionalism throughout the world, others delve deeply into geographically contextual experiences for lessons about how constitutional environmental law might be more effectively implemented. This volume informs global conversations about whether and how environmental constitutionalism can be made more effective to protect the natural environment.

Natural Gas Legal Framework in Brazil

Natural Gas Legal Framework in Brazil
Author: Hirdan Katarina de Medeiros Costa
Publisher: Letra Capital Editora LTDA
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2022-05-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 658992578X

This book presents the ability to bring together a single work of scientific articles from the best minds of the Institute of Environment and Energy of the University of São Paulo to analyze the legal, regulatory, and technical architecture of the natural gas exploration chain in Brazil. The theme is current and relevant, considering that global conflicts are relevant to the energy issue and access to means of energy generation.Also, with the change of the Brazilian regulatory framework for the gas market, to promote its deconcentration and facilitate the entry of new entrants, knowledge of the current rules is of paramount importance for scholars on the subject. The deconcentration of the market will result in increased competitiveness and investment by the private sector in the gas sector, resulting in a reduction in fuel prices. Hope the readers enjoy it!

Transforming Spatial Data into Public Policies for Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability

Transforming Spatial Data into Public Policies for Social Justice and Environmental Sustainability
Author: Alexandra Aragão
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2023-05-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1527509567

Environmental justice and social justice are well established concepts in social research. This book goes beyond the established discourse to show how Geographic Information Systems can unveil higher levels of spatial unfairness when both forms of injustice coincide in the same place. Territorial injustice is the result of the disproportionately higher exposure of vulnerable communities to pollution and environmental risks. Overlapping layers of georeferenced environmental and social information generate maps depicting territorial injustice which can be a powerful tool to facilitate social dialogue and prompt policy change. This volume brings approaches from ten Latin American countries to demonstrate how the interdisciplinarity between law and Geographic Information Systems can contribute to the development of fairer public policies, and prevent and mitigate cases of extreme injustice. The case studies presented are relevant to support the development of geolaw, and to inspire pragmatic strategies aimed both at social justice and environmental sustainability.

Greening the Civil Codes: Comparative Private Law and Environmental Protection

Greening the Civil Codes: Comparative Private Law and Environmental Protection
Author: Sabrina Lanni
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2023-05-12
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000877418

This book examines the greening of civil codes from a comparative perspective. It takes into account the increasing requirements of supranational rules, which favour measures to reduce global warming and its negative environmental impacts; it discusses the necessity to expand distributive justice given the current ecological emergency; and it reflects on which private law legal tools potentially may be employed to defend nature’s interests. The work fills a gap in the growing literature on developing rights of nature and ecosystem in transnational law. While the focus is on the environmental issues pertaining to the new civil codes and new projects of civil codes, the book promotes interdisciplinary research applicable to a range of environmental and natural resources–focused courses across the social sciences, especially those related to comparative law systems, legal anthropology, legal traditions in the world, political science and international relations.

Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms

Damage Caused by Genetically Modified Organisms
Author: Bernhard A. Koch
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 983
Release: 2010-10-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3899498127

The debate about the use of genetically modified organisms in European agriculture is fuelled by the fear of the general public about potential risks of GM farming, whether substantiated or not. Transgenic food is suspected to cause bodily harm, have a negative impact upon the health of animals, weaken the productivity of conventional farmland, reduce biodiversity or otherwise deteriorate the environment, to name but a few dangers popping up in the public debate. Apart from setting standards for GM farming and requiring safety checks for transgenic products, all jurisdictions also provide for the case that such risks should materialize. These are not necessarily novel approaches - classic tort law already offers remedies for such losses. Sometimes these traditional solutions are enhanced or replaced by alternative redress schemes. This volume compares twenty European and four non-European jurisdictions in this respect and provides special analyses from an economic and insurance perspective as well as surveys of cross-border dispute resolution and international law.

Law and Policy in Latin America

Law and Policy in Latin America
Author: Pedro Fortes
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2016-12-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1137566949

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to law and policy responses to contemporary problems in Latin America, such as human rights violations, regulatory dilemmas, economic inequality, and access to knowledge and medicine. It includes 19 chapters written by sociologists, lawyers, and political scientists on the transformations of courts, institutions and rights protection in Latin America, all of which stem from presentations at conferences in Oxford and UCL organised by the editors. The contributors present original analyses based on rigorous research, innovative case-studies, and interdisciplinary perspectives, all written in an accessible style. Topics include the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, institutional design, financial regulation, competition, discrimination, gender quotas, police violence, orphan works, healthcare, and environmental protection, among others. The book will be of interest to students and scholars interested in policymaking, public law, and development.

Curso de direito ambiental brasileiro

Curso de direito ambiental brasileiro
Author: Celso Antonio Pacheco Fiorillo
Publisher:
Total Pages: 766
Release: 2010
Genre:
ISBN: 9788502090293

A presente obra reúne o estudo de Direito Ambiental do Brasil, esgotando os temas vinculados ao patrimônio genético, meio ambiente cultural, artificial, do trabalho e natural. Desenvolve o Direito Processual Ambiental em face da existência das lides ambientais (teoria geral e ações constitucionais vinculadas à defesa da vida em todas as suas formas), bem como o Direito Criminal Ambiental em nosso país. O Curso também explica os Fundamentos do Direito Ambiental Tributário. Trata-se de material destinado a estudantes de Direito Ambiental e docentes que ministram a cadeira nas Faculdades de Direito do País (Graduação, Especialização, Mestrado e Doutorado) e constitui guia seguro para os profissionais da área jurídica que atuam nesse campo (advogados, juízes, membros do Ministério Público e da Defensoria Pública, delegados de polícia), com particular destaque para a teoria e prática dos direitos vinculados as relações que envolvem a tutela do direito à vida em todas as suas formas.