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Judicial handbook on environmental law
… issues coming before them and to be aware of the range of options available to them in interpreting and … Court of Kenya, Case 2059/1996)5,43 Ambica Quarry Works v. State of Gujarat and Others (India, AIR 1987 Sc1073) . . . . … against the polluters themselves. 1.4.1 National law The range of subjects that potentially involve environmental …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… dynamic and complex concept that seeks to improve the state of the environment while supporting sustainable development. IEG covers a wide range of stakeholder and informal arrangements, such as … policy measures to protect the environment across a wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste …
Transitioning to a pollution-free planet
… Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and the Minamata Convention … by greatly increased knowledge and data about the current state of natural resources in the environment, trends, as … to be externalities are becoming more material.b A range of environmental risk analysis tools and techniques are …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… individuals and groups. Its Committee has indicated that state obligations to protect the right to life can require … 4 states that “the right to health embraces a wide range of socio- economic factors that promote conditions in … harm can interfere with the enjoyment of a vast range of human rights, including rights to life (article 3 of …
UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… the people themselves on the frontline of the corporate or state actors, and from Global Witness revealed that, on … resources communities' land by private, business or state actors at n in search of a better life. The disparity … up for these land, flora, and fauna. carrying out a vast range of to extractive industries, and …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… have acquired recognition, among other means, through state practice, their incorporation in international legal … Declaration recognizes the sovereign right of each state upon its natural resources, emphasizing that it is … Nature and Natural Resources. The 1979 Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution reproduces Principle 21 …
UNEP Global Judges Programme
… and enforcement of environmental law; • The fragile state of the global environment requires the judiciary as the … and enforcement of environmental law. • The fragile state of the global environment requires the judiciary, as … judges trained, number of Chief Justices involved; • the range and quantity of documents produced, disseminated and …