What is the legal definition of forum

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1. According to Greenpeace and the Center for International Environmental Law, in their publication "Extraterritorial Obligations in the Context of Eco-destruction and Climate Change", what gaps have occurred in human rights protections as a result of the globalisation of trade by multinational corporations in the last 20 years?

2. Define parens patriae as the concept was used in the Bhopal Disaster litigation.

3. Why was the Indian State's use of parens patriae to litigate on behalf of its citizens a major problem in the Bhopal case?

4. What is the legal definition of "forum"?

5. What is the legal definition of "standing"?

6. Why is standing a problem for individuals who seek a remedy for a wrong done to them under public international environmental law? Why is international human rights law sometimes an avenue for redress of those wrongs? (Hint: See INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS*

ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS

ADVISORY OPINION OC-23/17 OF NOVEMBER 15, 2017

REQUESTED BY THE REPUBLIC OF COLOMBIA

OFFICIAL SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT

7. In the wake of the Bhopal Disaster, how did the Indian State create locus standi (standing) for itself to sue on behalf of its citizens when the Indian Constitution prohibited the state from depriving citizens of their civil rights?

8. Based on the video "How is china's Belt and Road initiative transforming Mongolia?/The New Silk Road", what are the "upside" and "downside" of Chinese investments in the Mongolian economy?

9. Based on the video "The Dark Side of Investment Agreements" what is the definition of an Investment Agreement?

10. Based on the video "The Dark Side of Investment Agreements" what are the 1) advantages to the sovereign nation and 2) disadvantages to the sovereign nation of such agreements?

11. Based on the video "How is China's Belt and Road initiative transforming Mongolia?" how does the Belt and Road initiative threaten Mongolian sovereignty over natural resources?

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