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Tackling the Public Health Impact of Climate Change: The Role of Domestic Environmental Health Governance In Developing Countries by Onzivu, William

“…The impacts of climate change are grave challenges to humanity and inequitable to developing countries. Climate change threatens human health through its…”
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Rethinking Transnational Environmental Health Governance in Africa: Can Adaptive Governance Help? by Onzivu, William

“…This article explores options to strengthen environmental law to maximize its health impact in the developing world. A review of environmental treaties,…”
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(Re)invigorating the health protection objective of the Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal by Onzivu, William

“…The public health challenges of moving dangerous substances across jurisdictions have led to a renewed international focus on the importance of the health…”
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International environmental law and global public health by VON SCHIRNDING, Yasmin, ONZIVU, William, ADEDE, Andronico O

“…The environment continues to be a source of ill-health for many people, particularly in developing countries. International environmental law offers a viable…”
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The Long Road to Integrating Public Health into Sustainable Development of Shared Freshwaters in International Environmental Law: Lessons from Lake Victoria in East Africa by Onzivu, William

“…The health dimension of sustainable development and its limits in optimizing health protection has led to a rethinking of the management of shared water…”
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(Re)Invigorating the World Health Organization's Governance of Health Rights: Repositing an Evolving Legal Mandate, Challenges and Prospects by Onzivu, William

“…Abstract State centred discourse on international law and human rights often diminishes the obligations of global health institutions in international law to…”
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Health in Global Climate Change Law: The Long Road to an Effective Legal Regime Protecting both Public Health and the Climate by Onzivu, William

“…As this article argues, human health – despite facing a serious threat from climate change – remains an ambivalent notion in the substantive, procedural, and…”
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Health in international environmental law: an analysis of the health objectives and impact of international environmental legal regimes in developing countries with a focus on africa and the options for reform by Onzivu, William

“…The protection of human health and the environment are two major goals of international environmental law. However, there has been little coherent scrutiny of…”
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The Public Health Implications of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Legal Regime on Tobacco Control by William Onzivu

“…In response to the public health disaster caused by the trade in tobacco, and in recognition of the important role that international law can play in the…”
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The Eco-Patent Commons and Environmental Technology Transfer: Implications for Efforts to Tackle Climate Change by Van Hoorebeek, Mark, Onzivu, William

“…This article explores the potential role and pitfalls of corporate initiatives related to access to intellectual property in the transfer of environmentally…”
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The Eco-Patent Commons and Environmental Technology Transfer: Implications for Efforts to Tackle Climate Change by William Onzivu, Mark Van Hoorebeek

“…The Eco-Patent Commons and Environmental Technology Transfer I. Law and Environmental Technologies 1. Introduction This article explores a private intellectual…”
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