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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments
… CDM Clean Development Mechanism CESCR Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CFS … approval and monitoring activities facilitates compliance with international human rights commitments. … legislation, actual effects of non‐compliance and the importance of these effects. Key …
Non-judicial grievance mechanisms in land-related disputes in Sierra Leone
… context of food security. Since its endorsement by the Committee on World Food Security on 11 May 2012, … but compliance often depends on the will of the parties. … be suspended for non‐compliance with dispute resolution outcomes. There … effectiveness of organizations varies considerably and compliance with outcomes depends on the goodwill of …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… of the Northern Areas Conservation Strategy Steering Committee, under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretaries, … is usually delegated to the warden and the jirga enforces compliance, if necessary. In Rajgiri Areas, the warden or the … of value from the offender as a means of enforcing compliance, returning the item once the offender has …
Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… Intellectual Property Organization WIPO Intergovernmental Committee Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual … provide for penalties or sanctions in the event of non-compliance of obligations of the parties to that instrument. … parties have conducted their dealings with TK holders in compliance with the applicable community protocol. 5.3 …
Review of Statutory and Customary Law in the Xe Champhone Ramsar Site, LAO PDR - Implications for a rights-based approach to conservation
… Xonbuly. In 2011, the government established a National Committee for Wetland Management of the Ramsar Convention in … in the monitoring system, and lack of appropriate compliance and enforcement measures, among other challenges. … that enable village administrative bodies to monitor compliance and enforce the law, and rely on the courts to …
Customs and Constitutions: State recognition of customary law around the world
… council, a Regional House of Chiefs or a Chieftaincy Committee of any of them, of the validity of the nomination, … an independent settlement of issues of local character in compliance with the Constitution and laws of Ukraine. … shall be exercised by a territorial community in compliance with a procedure established by law, both directly …
Bio-Cultural Community Protocols: A community approach to Ensuring the Integrity of Environmental Law and Policy
… Community Protocol BMC Biodiversity Management Committee CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CBNRM … by the Parties. Under the heading “Measures to Ensure Compliance with Customary Laws and Local Systems of Protection”, which falls under the Compliance component, the African Group of countries …
Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation
… a participatory process under the auspices of its Committee on World Food Security (CFS) for the development of … of Land and Forests or DNTF) is charged with supervising compliance with the regulations, including investigating … evidence if either side accuses the other of non-compliance" (Norfolk and Tanner, 2007 at 9). While there is …