Man vs "Nature"? As I have read for class these past two assignments‚ I have been forced to face an important distinction that I think is often overlooked by many environmental advocates (a group of people which I have been known to associate myself with). The problem I would like to address‚ or at least bring to our classes attention is the murkiness that surrounds the word "nature". We often find ourselves (I am included in this) using the word nature to mean something along the lines of all that
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In 1987 the Philippines set an historic precedent by becoming the first Asian country in modern times to abolish the death penalty for all crimes. The move formed part of a determined effort to restore respect for human rights following the ouster of President Ferdinand Marcos. The new government of President Corazon Aquino also promulgated a Constitution with a Bill of Rights‚ established an independent Commission on Human Rights and acceded to the major international human rights treaties. Today
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Information based on the Departmental publication "Legal System in Hong Kong" printed in 2008 Preface The first edition of this booklet was published in 1991. Its stated aim was to help the public understand how our legal system works. It stressed the importance of the rule of law to Hong Kong’s past success and future promise and emphasised the role that an informed public could play in ensuring the continued vitality of the legal system. 2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment
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I. INTRODUCTION As part of our curriculum as business students of the University of the East‚ Manila‚ we have to undergo the course: Entrepreneurial Venture 1 Business Planning. This course gave us the chance to formulate our own business plan that helps us apply our knowledge and gain skills in business. The exercise provided us the opportunity to think like young entrepreneurs‚ and prepared us for a business. Our company came up with an idea of manufacturing fruit pancake. Our product is
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Study. London: Overseas Development Institute. http://www.odi.org.uk/networks/cspp/activities/PPA0106/ODI_PRSPsandCivilSociety.pdf De Barra‚ C. (2004) ‘PRSP as Theatre –Backstage policymaking and the future of the PRSP approach‚ background paper for Caritas International and CIDSE‚ Maynooth: Trocaire. Diamond‚ L. (1991) The Democratic Revolution: Struggles for Freedom and Pluralism in the Developing World. New York: Freedom House [cited in Van Rooy and Robinson]. Donnelly-Roark‚ P. (2002) Mainstreaming
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The Human Rights of Children Born of War: Case Analyses of Past and Present Conflicts Ingvill C. Mochmann & Sabine Lee Abstract: »Menschenrechte der Kinder des Krieges: Fallstudien vergangener und gegenwärtiger Konflikte«. This paper addresses the human rights of ‘children born of war’ as measured against the standards formulated in the Convention of the Right of the Child. Taking five 20th century cases studies which cover different conflict and post-conflict situations in diverse geographical
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Batangueños vs planned coal-fired power plant Amen (or the Archdiocesan Ministry on Environment) is not saying amen to the 600-megawatt coal-fired power plant (CFPP) that JG Summit Corp. plans to build in Barangay Pinamucan Ibaba in Batangas City. Amen and the No to Coal-Fired Power Plant Coalition are leading the citizens’ protest. Coal is among the dirtiest sources of energy. The furor over the proposed CFPP in Palawan has not drowned out the Batangueños’ own protest against a similar threat to
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Solutions to End Child Marriage WHAT THE EVIDENCE SHOWS Anju Malhotra Ann Warner Allison McGonagle Susan Lee-Rife ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN (ICRW) For 35 years‚ ICRW has worked to empower women‚ advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. ICRW works with partners in the public and private sectors and civil society to conduct empirical research‚ build capacity and advocate for evidence-based practical ways to change policies and programs
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MANAGEMENT OF DISASTERS AND CRISIS SITUATIONS IN INDIA WITH FOCUS ON THE POOR Katar Singh and Vishwa Ballabh1‚2‚3 1. Introduction and Background Natural and man-made disasters have been a bane of India’s economy since time immemorial. In ancient Indian literature‚ there are references to natural disasters such as prolonged droughts‚ flash floods‚ hail storms‚ land slides‚ cyclones and forest fires. All those disasters were generally then attributed to planetary factors and evil spirits (Kanwar
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