Environmental Law
Environmental Damage: Interfaces between International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law

Meisam Norouzi; Sanaz Abolghasemi

Volume 5, Issue 9 , February 2024, , Pages 50-66

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2023.406259.1074

Abstract
  In contemporary parlance, the environment and its preservation have emerged as a principal focus and concern for the global populace. This phenomenon is known to escalate during times of armed conflict. Armed conflicts directly impact the environment (such as destroying natural resources or pollution ...  Read More

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The Venezuelan Atlantic Front

Adaelizabeth Omaira Guerrero Rodriguez

Volume 4, Issue 8 , September 2023, , Pages 79-94

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2023.396337.1069

Abstract
  The Essequibo territory - situated in the extreme east of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela- its sovereignty is the reason for the dispute with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Since the land border has not been established, the maritime projection corresponding to the Atlantic coast is under the ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Water Law and Governance in India: Time Vedic to Contemporary

Sreenivasulu Neeruganti Shanmuka

Volume 4, Issue 7 , March 2023, , Pages 1-14

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2023.164329

Abstract
  Water is precious and is the lifeline of all the living entities in this universe. Earth, Sky, Air, Fire and water are the five essential spears or elements (pancha bootha) considered sacred on the earth and as well in this universe. More importantly, water occupying two-thirds of the earth's space has ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Principles of International Environmental Law

Abbas Poorhashemi

Volume 4, Issue 7 , March 2023, , Pages 80-106

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2022.367502.1059

Abstract
  Principles of international environmental law play a fundamental role in developing and consolidating international protection of environment. Understanding current and growing principles of international environmental law can guide the interpretation of legal norms and regulations. Moreover, these principles ...  Read More

Environmental Law
The Disastrous Effects of Deforestation and Forest Degradation in the Climate Vulnerability Era

Alois Aldridge Mugadza

Volume 3, Issue 6 , October 2022, , Pages 12-40

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2022.324393.1049

Abstract
  Deforestation and forest degradation have many disastrous effects which threatened human life and other species. The main effects of deforestation and forest degradation are desertification, biodiversity loss and climate change. However, the Bonn Challenge if fully realized can reduce some of these effects ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Governance and Environmental Regulation in Light of Crowdsourcing

Shadi Ghasemi; Sobhan Tayebi

Volume 3, Issue 6 , October 2022, , Pages 117-125

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2022.354107.1057

Abstract
  Today's generation of biosphere know it well that the requirement of life and existence is nothing but an inalienable protection of the inhabited planet and its environment that to maintain it extra efforts must be made. Although, states, through the governance and simple roles in the international arena, ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Examining Environmental Obligations in International Investment Law

Seyyed Ahmad Rasi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 44-51

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2021.278252.1031

Abstract
  International environmental law and international investment law are two important and fundamental disciplines of international law which play a fundamental role in human society today. In fact, one cannot live in societies without these two categories. Economic investments by companies in different ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Construction and Development of Dams on Transboundary Rivers under Precautionary Principle (A case study of the Kajaki dam)

Shirin Shirazian; Ali Karimidouzaji; mohammad saleh Anisi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 72-85

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2021.296915.1038

Abstract
  Kajaki dam construction and development on Hirmand/Helmand river affected the upstream and downstream of the river in a different situation. This construction project has been bringing lots of advantages for Afghanistan, on the other hand, Iran dealing with the majority of negative effects caused by ...  Read More

Environmental Law
A legal reflection on the deployment of carbon capture and storage in developing countries through the lens of differentiation under the Paris Agreement

Reza Maddahi

Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2021, , Pages 96-113

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2021.265149.1024

Abstract
  Some developing countries are keen on using carbon capture and storage for the mitigation of climate change, partly as a result of the climate commitments made by States under the Paris Agreement. One of the main pillars of the Agreement, which determines the climate duties and rights of States, is the ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Legal Analysis of the judgment of the International Court of Justice on the Whaling in the Antarctic (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand intervening)

Abbas Poorhashemi; Sahar Zarei

Volume 2, Issue 3 , May 2021, , Pages 14-20

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2020.240844.1022

Abstract
  Environmental protection is confronted by many political, economic, and social problems. In the case regarding Whaling in the Antarctic, (Australia v. Japan: New Zealand Intervening) in March 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided that the Japanese whaling programme in the Antarctic (JARPA ...  Read More

Environmental Law
States liability on Covid-19 damages under common but differentiated responsibility principle

shirin shirazian; mohammad saleh Anisi; Ali Karimidouzaji

Volume 2, Issue 3 , May 2021, , Pages 32-46

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2020.240719.1020

Abstract
  The adverse effects of the Covid-19 on the environment became a potential source of threats to the natural environment and human life. While a short range of temporal improvements can be seen during lockdown measures, but the virus is spreading out quickly among human societies and wildlife habitats.in ...  Read More

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The Role of Economic Instruments for Against Unhealing Industrial Water Pollution

Adane Damtew

Volume 2, Issue 3 , May 2021, , Pages 47-59

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2021.235312.1017

Abstract
  Contemporary, different impediments strongly challenge our planet. However, nothing can be equated with the problems encountered by the pollutions released from industries. These pollutions adversely affect the environment, health, social, and economic aspects of human beings. Countries have tried to ...  Read More

Environmental Law
Quel développement pour le droit international de l'environnement au 21ème siècle?

Abbas Poorhashemi

Volume 2, Issue 3 , May 2021, , Pages 76-87

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2020.238827.1018

Abstract
  Le droit international de l'environnement tente de protéger l'environnement mondial en fixant des règles juridiquement contraignantes (Hard Law) et non contraignantes (Soft Law). Cependant, malgré tous les efforts internationaux visant à protéger l'environnement, la ...  Read More

Environmental Law
International Cooperation for Environmental Protection in the 21st Century

Sahar Zarei; Negin Mosavi Madani

Volume 1, Issue 2 , July 2020, , Pages 1-7

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2020.210212.1010

Abstract
  Environmental protection and sustainable development are the most important issues which show typically interdependence between cultural, economic, political, social and environmental aspects at the national, regional and global dimensions. International cooperation for environmental protection and sustainable ...  Read More

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Environmental Impact of Climate Change on National Security

Sobhan Tayebi; Zeinab Mazinanian

Volume 1, Issue 2 , July 2020, , Pages 14-23

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2020.207971.1009

Abstract
  Today, different groups of activists have failed to improve the climate regime. Climate change and global warming are regarded as two factors, which play a significant role in threatening human security since food shortages, water scarcity, environmental degradation, poverty, disease outbreaks, and mass ...  Read More

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Emergence of “International Environmental Law”: as a new branch of International Public Law.”

Abbas Poorhashemi

Volume 1, Issue 2 , July 2020, , Pages 33-39

https://doi.org/10.30489/cifj.2020.218985.1013

Abstract
  The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the challenges and opportunities for the development of international environmental law. This article is a brief description of "international environmental law" as a new branch of public international law. Further, it attempts to provide some knowledge ...  Read More