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A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law
… re-allocation of the resource. A key legal issue is the compensation of existing, legitimate water abstraction (and … abstractions can be scaled down by the government, without compensation, to protect a water-dependent ecosystem; under … others, protect and restore water-dependent ecosystems. Compensation is not mentioned; under the Water Act of Namibia …
Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment
… safeguards in the design of the project, or providing compensation for adverse impacts), and finally to derive … as well as restoration or rehabilitation of sites), and compensation (often associated with residual impacts after … approach’ should be used, where avoidance has priority and compensation is used as a last resort measure. One should …
B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice
… the use of waters of the basin; 10. The practicability of compensation to one or more of the co-basin States as a means … (apology, exemplary damages), restitution, and compensation. 6. Downstream Benefit Sharing The 1966 Helsinki Rules expressly include “the practicality of compensation to one or more of the co-basin States as a means …
Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda
… further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other … states shall develop national law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other … develop further international law regarding liability and compensation for adverse effects of environmental damage …
International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review
… verification.47 For example, the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) mandated by UN Security … Corporate and Government Claims at the United Nations Compensation Commission’, 31 Cornell International Law … and Peter H. Sand (eds), Gulf War Reparations and the UN Compensation Commission: Environmental Liability (Oxford …
Framework principles on Human Rights and the environment
… effective remedies for violations, including appropriate compensation (see A/71/281, A/66/203 and A/HRC/25/55, paras. … issue binding decisions, including for interim measures, compensation, restitution and reparation, as nec- essary to … or, if this is not possible, just, fair and equitable compensation for their lands, territories and re- sources …
MEA Negotiator’s Handbook
… • the Protocol to the Basel Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from the Transboundary … to consider and develop a draft protocol on liability and compensation . The work of this group came to an end with the … further the international law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other …
Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group
… in accordance with law, providing redress, including any compensation due, where there has been a violation of that … are a fundamental element of this right. in addition to compensation, reparations can involve ‘restitution, … comprehensive reparations, including that the state pay compensation to her surviving family members, carry out the …
Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 2) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… traditional principle of state responsibility or direct compensation of the victims. … upon the extent of prevention and control and whether compensation for damage is included in the definition of …