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C1 - No Significant Harm, Pollution Prevention and Quality Standards

… the manner in which the principle is implemented at the (international) basin level and at the national level of the … (c) prevention, reduction & control of pollution in international law; and (d) prevention, reduction and control … sharing transboundary water resources, also known as watercourse states, have an obligation to prevent, reduce and …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

No Significant Harm and Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment

… of notification and consultation through State and international practice, including an analysis of the 1997 … Convention on the Law of the Non- Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (the UN Watercourses Convention or … is to prevent adverse transboundary effects on other watercourse states. Thus, these duties appear as mechanisms …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use

… central role of the principle in the overall framework of international water law, regardless of the form of its … determination of equitable and reasonable use of shared international water resources. The target audience includes … States of planned projects potentially impacting a shared watercourse and, where necessary, duties to consult and …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

A2 - Integrating Environmental Concerns in National Water Law

… of States – to promote the conservation of wetlands of international significance, under the Ramsar Convention, … to promote the conservation and wise use of wetlands of international significance, under the Ramsar Convention, …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Addressing pollution: Governance frameworks, challenges and oppotunities in the context of the 2030 Agenda

… sharing of technologies and best practices for controlled international trade; they also promote international partnerships to address pollution, including … Uses of International Watercourses (1997) commits Watercourse States to, individually and, where appropriate, …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

E2 - Prevention of Aquifer Pollution

… with the legal mechanisms used in domestic and international law to prevent, control and abate aquifer … regard to water quality control. Finally, with respect to international law, the linkages with the obligation not to … of pollution provisions in water legislation and international legal instruments. Methodology: First, the …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… functioning of groundwater resources at the domestic and international levels. The lecture component of the class will … part will address legal mechanisms (at the domestic and international levels) that may be used to ensure the … to a discussion of legal mechanisms (at the domestic and international levels) that may be used to ensure the …
30 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Mr. John Knox, Policy Brief_Universal Human Rights Group

… situation of EHrDs 10 Part III: the situation of EHrDs in international law 15 Part IV: Conclusions and recommendations … rights they seek to protect are less well understood in international and domestic law, their defence of those rights … to it. Part ii sets out the obligations of states under international human rights law to protect the environment in …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention

… intended to help make development sustainable by promoting international cooperation in assessing the likely impact of a … 1.3 The Convention in the context of international environmental … preferably should be part of a systematic way of managing international environmental requirements. In practice this …
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… cials from governments all over the world participate in international negotiations, whether in a bilateral, … Joensuu – United Nations Environment Programme Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy. … and advice also came from Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, the Canadian International
30 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance