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UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… fisheries and industrial water users. “I have absolutely no doubt that this User’s Guide will quickly become an … 116 Article 7 | Obligation Not to Cause Significant Harm 117 7.1 Commentary 117 7.1.1 All appropriate measures … Environmental Law and Policy 337. Iza A and Stein R, eds, Rule – Reforming Water Governance (IUCN 2009). Paisely RK, …
Maritime Traffic Effects on Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Volume 2 - Legal Mechanisms to Address Maritime Impacts on Mediterranean Biodiversity
… Oral Istanbul Bilgi University Kurtuluş Deresi Cad. No 47 34440 Istanbul, Turkey Co-Chair of the Oceans, Coasts … or is likely to result in such deleterious effects as harm to living resources and marine life, hazards to human … the scope and objectives of this chapter, as a very broad rule of thumb it can be considered that coastal state …
Groundwater in international law: Compilation of treaties and other legal instruments
… of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Agreement No 1 - Terms of Reference for the Monitoring and Exchange of … in hydro-geological and related sciences. As a general rule, provisions concerning institutional arrangements, the … the whole. Article 7 - Obligation not to cause significant harm 1. Watercourse States shall, in utilizing an …
A1- Integrating Environmental Concerns in International Water Law
… of activities posing a risk of causing transboundary harm; and the obligation to avoid causing significant transboundary harm through the medium of international watercourses. … ICJ, in particular, are of key importance because there is no more authoritative source than the Court on what …
International water governance: Conservation of freshwater ecosystems Vol. 1: International agreements compilation and analysis
… r E c o syste m s IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 55 IUCN Environmental Law Programme Environmental Law … in an equitable and reasonable manner; and n prevent harm to other riparian states. According to the Convention, … Parties will reciprocally inform them- selves about any rule they are seeking to adopt in relation to prevention of …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… legal empowerment of the poor: access to justice and the rule of law; property rights; labour rights; and business … of the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa" FAO Legal Paper Online No. 77; Cirelli, M.T. and Morgera, E., 2009. "Wildlife law … from its habitat, destroy critical habitat, or otherwise harm, harass, or injure the species (see the definition …
Manual of Compliance with and Enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements
… managed tree farms. All inks are soybean based and contain no lead. Manual on Compliance with and Enforcement of … are the same nations; sometimes, the States causing the harm are different from those most affected. In most … this is only an assumption, as the doctrine does not rule out or prejudice the possibility or desirability of …
An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
… and global levels. IUCN Environmental Policy and Law Paper No. 56 A n Intro d uctio n to the A frican C o nventio n o n … resources sectors and were mostly “use-oriented” and “rule-oriented.”3 They were more focused on the allocation and … disincentives in order to prevent or abate environmental harm and to restore or enhance environmental quality. The …
Water Law and the Environment
… ICJ, in particular, are of key importance because there is no more authoritative source than the Court on what … utilization (Article. 5); Prevention of significant harm (Art. 7); and Prior notification of planned projects … ensure that international watercourses are protected from harm, including degradation. …