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UN Treaty Handbook

… Handbook Prepared by the Treaty Section of the Office of Legal Affairs United Nations UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales … for information only and does not constitute formal legal or other professional advice. Readers may wish to seek … The website also includes a database containing the status of multilateral treaties deposited with the …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… sustainable use of marine biodiversity, identifying their legal, institutional and scientific foundations, exploring … existing institutions and enhancing their collaboration. Status of the paper This paper is a draft paper which will be … . 27 2.3.2. The Global Legal and Policy Regime for the Protection and Preservation …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… Table of contents 1. Introduction Declarations Legal Status Public International Law 2. Sustainable Development … law and its institutions, provide guidance in interpreting legal norms, constitute fundamental norms, and fill in gaps …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… provisions of the UN Watercourses Convention, or of any legal regime apply- ing to the management of transboundary … Key challenges in managing transboundary waters 25 B.2 The legal architecture for transboundary waters 29 B.3 Evolution … Convention, most notably the future legal form and status of the 2008 ILC Draft Articles on the Law of …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… Part II General Aspects of MEA Compliance Regimes Legal Character of Compliance Mechanisms … to receive explicit recognition in these instruments’ legal texts. Examples of this, relatively recent, phenomenon … since its creation. She then presents an overview of the status of development of compliance regimes under the …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Guidelines - Biodiversity in Impact Assessment

… Association for Impact Assessment concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its … needs and requirements as befits their institutional and legal setting. In order to be effective, the environmental …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

Sources of international law (Part I) - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… the ICJ is authorized to render advisory opinions on any legal question, when requested by the General Assembly or the … agencies may also request advisory opinions of the ICJ on legal questions arising within the scope of their activities, … provisions may have acquired customary international law status. Since customary international law and treaty law have …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

Document - Freshwater Law and Governance: Global and Regional Perspectives for Sustainability

… Studies. Arnold Kreilhuber and Lara Ognibene, Legal Officers at the Division of Environmental Law and … 29 2.4.7. Convention on the Status of the Volta River and the Establishment of the Volta … 42 3.2 Selected international legal norms specific to international watercourses and their …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

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

… on the part of UNITAR or UN Environment concerning legal status of any country, territory or city or its authority or … them, there is yet no international consensus on the legal status of the environment in international human rights …
01 Mar 2017 Course lesson in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… At the same time, we have been steadily developing the legal framework of MEAs to support progressive implementation … discussions are not an end in themselves. MEAs are only legal instruments to achieve shared international … of Justice confi rmed that this Principle has attained the status of customary international law.2 While a great number …
01 Jun 2026 Document in Environmental Governance