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

… Declaration is, according to the fourth paragraph of its preamble, the establishment of a “...new and equitable global … countries (e.g., paragraphs 13-17, 19 and 21 of the Preamble and articles 16-21). The 1994 Desertification … Preparedness, Response and Cooperation states in its preamble that the PPP is "a general principle of …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… 2-18 2.4.1. Preamble … ........................................... 3-62 3.4.2.2. Preamble … rights are some examples.6 At 5 See for example, the CBD (preamble ) and the UNFCCC (preamble). 6 Good examples are the current trade and …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… that climate change is a common concern of humankind, the preamble to the Agreement states: 7 Available from … Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, p. 23 (quoting the preamble to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment … of respecting the rights of the most vulnerable. Its preamble specifically refers to the rights of indigenous …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Principles and concepts of international environmental law (Part 1) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… environmental law. The Rio Declaration contains a preamble and twenty-seven international environmental law … and, as restated in the 1992 Rio Declaration, in the preamble of the 1992 UNFCCC, the 1999 Protocol on Water and …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… was any doubt regarding the intent of the Convention, the preamble text indicates “this Convention and other … and trade are mutually supportive.” Furthermore, the Preamble also states that “nothing in this Convention is … in addressing the mercury waste issue. (Paragraph 10, Preamble) At the core of Article 11 is the focus on …
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… and decisions usually consist of three parts: a title, preamble, and operative part (often called ‘decision text’). … the content and purpose of the resolution/decision. The preamble introduces the operative part (resolution/decision … that’. Where there is a direct conflict between the preamble and the binding clauses, binding clauses prevail. …
25 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Regional instruments on hazardous wastes- extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… posed dangers to human health and the environment. In the Preamble, the Protocol makes reference to article 11 of the …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste

Moving towards effective implementation

… information purposes only Highlights of the Convention • Preamble – sets background for the Convention, establishes …
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… as the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the preamble to the 1946 Constitution. France thus placed … the economic, social and cultural rights set forth in the preamble to the 1946 Constitution. Derivative Constitutional …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

The three pillars of the Basel Convention - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the generation of hazardous wastes and other wastes In the Preamble of the Convention, Parties are mindful that the most …
25 May 2026 Course lesson in Chemicals and Waste