Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Scholtz, Werner"
Now showing items 1-5 of 5
-
Addressing climate change through international human rights law: From (extra) territoriality to common concern of humankind
Bellinkx, Vincent; Casalin, Deborah; Scholtz, Werner (Cambridge University Press, 2022)International human rights law (IHRL) offers potential responses to the consequences of climate change. However, the focus of IHRL on territorial jurisdiction and the causation-based allocation of obligations does not ... -
The environment and the Sustainable Development Goals: ‘We are on a road to nowhere
Scholtz, Werner; Barnard, Michelle (Edward Elgar, 2018)The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) collectively embody the global stance on the economic, social and environmental actions needed to achieve sustainable development. With reference to the environmental component ... -
Equity
Scholtz, Werner (Oxford University Press, 2021)This chapter critically analyses the notion of equity in international environmental law. It begins by discussing the meaning of equity in international law and briefly reflecting on familiar examples of the manifestation ... -
Injecting compassion into international wildlife law: from conservation to protection?
Scholtz, Werner (Cambridge University Press, 2017)International wildlife law is concerned with the conservation of sentient species, but generally ignores the welfare of individual animals. It therefore does not reflect a recognition of the moral worth of animals and ... -
The reconciliation of transnational economic, social and cultural human rights via the common interest
Scholtz, Werner (VerLoren Van Themaat Centre, 2012)In general, human rights obligations are restricted to states' actions within their own territory in relation to their own citizens and residents. However, article 55(c) of the Charter of the United Nations refers to the ...