International Law and The Right to a Healthy Environment as A Jus Cogens Human Rights

I. JURISPRUDENTIAL BASE AND THEORETICAL ISSUES Traditional international law has not considered human rights to clean and healthy environments to be a human right under jus cogens. Jus cogens, or “compelling law”, refers to preemptory legal norms and principles that are binding on all countries worldwide, regardless of whether they consent. They are not derogable in that…

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Canada’s Business Capital Solutions: Accessing proper cash flow and commercial financing

Canada’s business capital requirements often boil down to the basics of what the owner/financial manager/entrepreneur must address when financing businesses. One of these truths is: It is important to know the truth about their financial situation and which financing options they have available for them when it comes time to meet Canadian commercial lending requirements. Canada…

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Entertainment Contracts: Performance Clauses

Editing masterworks of recorded music is a highly skilled art form. The entertainment lawyer’s role in drafting clauses, agreements, and other contractual language is also specialized. How does the entertainment lawyer’s legal drafting of a clause or contract impact the musician, composer or songwriter? Many artists believe they will be “home-free” as soon as they receive a draft…

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Teacher Education and Teacher Quality

Education is one sector that fosters national development by ensuring the growth of a functional human capital. A society with strong educational structures will be populated by educated people who can lead to positive economic progress and social change. People apply the skills they have learned in school to achieve positive social change and economic growth. These skills…

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