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The Aarhus Convention:An implementation guide. UN/ECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
… used in the Convention, but also sometimes used the term “domestic” to refer to such internal law. The authors have … both the information and the participation pillars in domestic legal systems, and strengthens enforcement of … engage in particular activities, such as those relating to waste collection. Furthermore, it may cover entities …
The Aarhus Convention: An implementation guide. Securing the public's rights through access to information, public participation and Access to justice for a healthy environment
… integration organization. The Guide also uses the term “domestic” to denote such internal law. With respect to … participation in decisions on specific activities) in domestic legal systems, as well as any other provisions of … concerned a plant for the treatment of toxic industrial waste, the ECHR held: Breaches of the right to respect for …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… to seek, receive and use resources from foreign as well as domestic sources.10 When violence occurs in an otherwise … of the environment, including air and water; pollution, waste, chemicals and other potentially harmful substances … non-discrimination (framework prin- ciple 3), applicable domestic laws and international agreements (framework …
Governance of Shared Waters - Legal and Institutional Issues
… of watercourses with ‘heavy’ metals, chemical waste or pesticides and fertilizers. It is also worth … in water law to a certain extent. Individuals under domestic law and States under international law do not have … particularly within fragile environments, and the domestic, industrial and agricultural needs of the …
Introduction to International Environmental Governance (IEG) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… global cooperation. Even issues that may be perceived as domestic concern might be regulated by an international … wide range of sectors, including air, water, biodiversity, waste management, chemicals, and horizontal legislation on … mechanism for dealing with environmental challenges at the domestic and regional level. There are a range of mechanisms …
Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor
… irrelevant as a contribution to the national gross domestic product, wildlife’s influence on local economies can … that CITES specifically enables parties to adopt stricter domestic measures (article 14). The convention requires … may include but are not limited to: artificial housing; waste removal; health care; protection from predators; and …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… that illicit dumping of toxic and dangerous substances and waste potentially constitutes a serious threat to the human … engaging the environment to protection mechanisms in the domestic level. … to Environmental Protection If it is enforceable in domestic courts, a constitutional right to a healthy …
Transboundary Water Governance - Adaptation to Climate Change
… . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 4.3 Public participation under domestic legal frameworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … religious traditions. Nevertheless, growing populations, domestic development priorities and competing uses between … water regulation, erosion regulation, water purification, waste regulation, climate regulation, and natural hazard …
Unit 2 - the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context
… projects listed in Annex I of the convention (e.g., waste processing plants, infrastructure construction, … of transboundary pollution, but focuses more on a parties domestic plans and programmes in the context of Strategic …
Accountability through Civic Participation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
… above must guide the enhancement and reform of local and domestic as well as global governance struc- tures. This task … strongly on the relationship between local government and domestic civil society as it does on intergovernmental … must also promote the principles of accountability at the domestic and local levels. According to Patrick heller, “the …