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Framework for Assessing and Improving Law for Sustainability - A Legal Component of a Natural Resource Governance Framework
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Issue 2: Fit with socio-economic and governance context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … solution – that encompasses a complex system of social, economic and political processes and relationships – but it … are also relevant to the performance of a legal instrument. • Behavioural: The extent to which the behaviours …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… 25 Illegal transboundary movements 159 Article 26 Socio-economic considerations 163 Article 27 Liability and redress … MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement REIO Regional Economic Integration Organization RNA Ribonucleic acid SBSTTA … What is a protocol? A Protocol is a binding international instrument, separate from, but related to, another treaty. It …
The precautionary principle in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. An issues paper for policy-makers, researchers and practitioners
… regulatory presumption in favour of allowing develop- ment/economic activity to proceed when there is a lack of clear … not only underlying natural systems but the socio-economic and political context which shapes the impact of … precautionary principle is stated to “inspire” a policy instrument, where decisions makers “may have regard to” the …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… “Golden Rule” for the environment, for both ecological and economic reasons. It is frequently impossible to remedy … the internalization of environmental costs and the use of economic instruments, taking into account the approach that … or “PPP”. According to the PPP, the environmental costs of economic activities, including the cost of preventing …
The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law
… wide range of disparate purposes - to regulate social and economic behaviour, as well as to protect human life and … to provide support for legislation designed to regulate economic activities. Health and safety legislation lays down … principle first emerged in an international environmental instrument in the context of regional discussions on the …