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Judicial handbook on environmental law

… in fragile areas where they compete for water and land. In marine waters, nearly three-quarters of all commercial fish … as environmental law is perhaps the most challenging area facing the world’s judiciary today. Yet, paradoxically, … capable of injury and hurt. Areas or resources may be protected by being designated as sacred or taboo. Many …
21 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Transitioning to a pollution-free planet

… pollutants; ii. Areas of pollution (air, water, marine and coastal, land/soil) including the cross-cutting … aspect of pollution that affects freshwater and marine environments. Plastics often originate on land or … environment and avoiding the use of new materials. In the area of water treatment, new technologies are being used to …
21 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and other Matter of … the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area states in article 3(4) that the PPP is an obligatory … law that would have allowed certain activities in marine protected areas. In South Africa, the Constitutional Course …
21 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UNEP Global Judges Programme

… of all countries in the pursuit of the rule of law in the area of environment and sustainable development. I wish to … international control of hazardous wastes; chemicals; marine pollution; conservation of species and habitats; … resources and benefit sharing; biosafety; protection of marine biodiversity and ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and …
21 Jun 2026 Literature See it in ECOLEX · This content is provided by ECOLEX

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… plan or other infrastructural development in their area, the communities’ right to participation and right to … that recognizes the environmental dimension of these protected rights. They include the rights to life, health, an … available in their legal systems for damage caused by marine pollution. Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration states: …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance