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Dismantling resource sovereignty in the context of the right to a healthy environment (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Razzaque, J. (2016, October). Dismantling resource sovereignty in the context of the right to a healthy environment. Presented at CPG's 7th Annual Conference: “The Great Game Reloaded: Order and Disorder in Geopolitics and Global Governance", Bangkok, Thailand

Quite how sovereignty is interpreted in the international environmental law remains less than straightforward and how sovereignty interacts with the right-based approach to promote sustainable development remains surprisingly under-explored. At the n... Read More about Dismantling resource sovereignty in the context of the right to a healthy environment.

UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue) (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Putterill, T., Harris, V., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Idle, J. (2016). UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue)

This Activities Portfolio details projects, events and initiatives which represent the work of hundreds of UWE staff and students during Bristol's year as European Green Capital in 2015. It is the working file to accompany the UWE Green Capital 2015... Read More about UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 - Activities portfolio (supporting document for UWE Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue).

UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue (2016)
Report
Gough, G., Longhurst, J., Harris, V., Stephens, A., Smart, D., Holmes, I., …Bigg, M. (2016). UWE - Celebrating Bristol Green Capital 2015 activities catalogue

This catalogue showcases and celebrates examples of the work of the hundreds of UWE staff and students who contributed to Bristol Green Capital 2015.

International Environmental Law and the Global South (2015)
Book
Razzaque, J., González, C., Alam, S., & Atapattu, S. (2015). International Environmental Law and the Global South. Cambridge University Press

This book examines the ways in which the conflicting perspectives and priorities of the global North and the global South have compromised the effectiveness of international environmental law, including deadlocks in international negotiations and ina... Read More about International Environmental Law and the Global South.

Sustainable development versus green economy: The way forward? (2015)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J., & Alam, S. (2015). Sustainable development versus green economy: The way forward?. In S. Alam, S. Atapattu, C. González, & J. Razzaque (Eds.), International Environmental Law and the Global South (609-624). New York: Cambridge University Press

Corporate responsibility in tackling environmental harm: Lost in the regulatory maze? (2014)
Journal Article
Razzaque, J. (2014). Corporate responsibility in tackling environmental harm: Lost in the regulatory maze?. Australasian Journal of Natural Resources Law and Policy, 16(2), 197-231

Environmental harm and corporate responsibility are increasingly being linked. While a number of approaches and techniques such as market instruments and enforcement are explored in the environmental, criminal and human rights law at the internationa... Read More about Corporate responsibility in tackling environmental harm: Lost in the regulatory maze?.

Integrated Water Resource Management, Public Participation and the 'Rainbow Nation' (2014)
Journal Article
Kleingeld, E. S., Razzaque, J., & Kleingeld, E. (2014). Integrated Water Resource Management, Public Participation and the 'Rainbow Nation'. African Journal of Legal Studies, 6(2-3), 213-247. https://doi.org/10.1163/17087384-12342026

© 2013 © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. This article provides varied examples of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) and public participation interaction in South Africa. It critically examines the inadequate application of IW... Read More about Integrated Water Resource Management, Public Participation and the 'Rainbow Nation'.

Constitutionalisation of rights: Influence of the right to a healthy environment in shaping the governance landscape of Asia (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Razzaque, J. (2013, April). Constitutionalisation of rights: Influence of the right to a healthy environment in shaping the governance landscape of Asia. Paper presented at “Rights in Environmental Governance: Explaining their Emergence, Examining their Effectiveness.”, New Haven, USA

This paper explores the influence of a right based approach on the effectiveness of environmental governance. The discussion focuses on the right to a healthy environment and its impact on the legislative and institutional governance in Asia. It prov... Read More about Constitutionalisation of rights: Influence of the right to a healthy environment in shaping the governance landscape of Asia.

Environmental governance in Europe and Asia: A comparative study of institutional and legislative framework (2012)
Book
Razzaque, J. (2012). Environmental governance in Europe and Asia: A comparative study of institutional and legislative framework. Routledge

This book looks at environmental governance in both Asia and Europe and offers a comparative analysis of the two regions in order to provide a better understanding of the concept of ‘environmental governance’ and its status in Europe and Asia. The bo... Read More about Environmental governance in Europe and Asia: A comparative study of institutional and legislative framework.

Natural resources and the green economy: Redefining the challenges for people, states and corporations (2012)
Book
Razzaque, J., & Blanco, E. (2012). J. Razzaque, & E. Blanco (Eds.), Natural resources and the green economy: Redefining the challenges for people, states and corporations. Brill

Considering that natural resources or green capital are the drivers of globalisation, this book focuses on the link between investment, trade and natural resource management in the context of the growing economic inequalities between states. It argue... Read More about Natural resources and the green economy: Redefining the challenges for people, states and corporations.

Information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters: Rio+20 appraisal (2012)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (2012). Information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters: Rio+20 appraisal. In J. H. Bhuyian, T. M. Chowdhury, E. J. Techera, & S. Alam (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of International Environmental Law (137-154). Abingdon: Routledge

Since 20 years of the Rio Declaration, we have seen a number of developments in the field of participatory rights where environmental agreements emphasise the need to include communities in the environmental decision making processes. Now and again,... Read More about Information, public participation and access to justice in environmental matters: Rio+20 appraisal.

Resource sovereignty in the global environmental order (2012)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (2012). Resource sovereignty in the global environmental order. In J. Razzaque, & E. Blanco (Eds.), Natural Resources and the Green Economy: Redefining the Challenges for People, States and Corporations (81-110). Brill

Over the last two decades, the growth in the number of environmental regulations is influenced partly as a direct result of the obligations created under multilateral agreements. While a large number of regulations may be the outcome of the governme... Read More about Resource sovereignty in the global environmental order.

Unacknowledged and unwanted? Environmental refugees in search of legal status (2012)
Journal Article
Hing, N., Razzaque, J., & Höing, N. (2012). Unacknowledged and unwanted? Environmental refugees in search of legal status. Journal of Global Ethics, 8(1), 19-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449626.2011.635691

Environmental displacement is a global phenomenon affecting millions of people. Due to climate change and the corresponding sea-level rise, it is estimated that about eight million of indigenous people of Pacific Islands will be forced to settle else... Read More about Unacknowledged and unwanted? Environmental refugees in search of legal status.

Right to a healthy environment in human rights law (2010)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (2010). Right to a healthy environment in human rights law. In M. Baderin, & M. Ssenyonjo (Eds.), International Human Rights Law: Six Decades after the UDHR and Beyond (115-135). Ashgate

The human right to a healthy environment is indispensable for leading a life with human dignity. It is a prerequisite for the realization of other human rights. The fact that the environment and human rights are intrinsically linked, and that environ... Read More about Right to a healthy environment in human rights law.

Human rights to a clean environment: Procedural rights (2010)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J. (2010). Human rights to a clean environment: Procedural rights. In M. Fitzmaurice, & D. Ong (Eds.), Research Handbook On International Environmental Law (284-300). Edward Elgar

This chapter aims to provide an overview of the development of procedural environmental rights, and review the current interpretation, approaches and techniques of procedural rights in international and national laws. In the absence of any global fra... Read More about Human rights to a clean environment: Procedural rights.

Ecosystem services and human well-being in a globalized world: Assessing the role of law (2009)
Journal Article
Razzaque, J., & Blanco, E. (2009). Ecosystem services and human well-being in a globalized world: Assessing the role of law. Human Rights Quarterly, 31(3), 692-720. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.0.0098

There is no denying the close linkage between ecosystem services and human well-being. Human well-being is dependent on the sustainable management of ecosystem services. With economic globalization and free trade, there is an increasing demand for th... Read More about Ecosystem services and human well-being in a globalized world: Assessing the role of law.