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

… Preventive mechanisms Examples 4. “Polluter Pays Principle” Application Examples 5. Access and Benefit Sharing … 2. Precaution Precaution (also referred to as the “precautionary principle,” the “precautionary approach,” and the “principle of the …
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Review of the Legal and Policy Framework for Transboundary Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa

… to act in a way that is not harmful to other states. The principle of good neighbourliness is one aspect of state … Key customary international law principles include the precautionary principle and the originator principle … this as discussed earlier, is echoed in the SADC Treaty. 1 Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle requires …
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Review and Analysis of specific Transboundary Natural Resources Management (TBNRM) Initiatives in the Southern African Region

… to act in a way that is not harmful to other states. The principle of good neighbourliness is one aspect of state … Key customary international law principles include the precautionary principle and the originator principle … this as discussed earlier, is echoed in the SADC Treaty. 1 Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle requires …
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First report on the protection of the atmosphere

… liability of States and their nationals, the polluter-pays-principle, the precautionary principle, common but differentiated … excluded from the mandate, such as liability or the precautionary principle”. Japan stated that the “protection …
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Regional Seas Agreements

… the 1992 OSPAR Convention obligates parties to apply the precautionary principle. This means that parties are to take measures to … monitoring and assessments. http://leo.informea.org/terms/precautionary-principle
21 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2014

… 61–72; Tuomas Kuokkanen, ‘Background and Evolution of the Principle of Permanent Sovereignty over Natural Resources’, … even when there is a lack of scientific certainty, the precautionary approach or principle has been used as a … for instance, calls on Par- ties in paragraph 3 to ‘take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or mini- mize …
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White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… This minerals regime is governed and inspired by the principle of the common heritage of mankind, contains … environmental impact assessments (EIAs; article 206). The precautionary approach or principle is not contained in the … framework. The incorporation of an operationalised precautionary approach and a de facto EAF, the clarification …
21 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Handbook for the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution and its Protocols

… Conference on the Human Environment, and in particular principle 21, which expresses the common conviction that … have harmful effects on human health, Resolved to take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize … postponing such measures, taking into account that such precautionary measures to deal with emissions of air …
21 May 2026 Document in Climate and Atmosphere

Second report on the protection of the atmosphere

… . . . . . . 25 B. The sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 A. Development of the principle of cooperation in international law . . . . . . . . … and their nationals, the polluter-pays-principle, the precautionary principle, common but differentiated …
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An introduction to the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

… law21 in the sense that it acknowledged, early on, the principle of common responsibility for environmental … of sustainability and equity as the basis of the third principle. Finally, it is worth noting that unlike its … through pre- ventive measures and the application of the precautionary principle, and with due regard to ethical and …
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