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Summary of the Second Substantive Session of the Ad Hoc Open Ended Working Group

16 May 2019 News in Environmental Governance

Special Rapporteur on the Environment_2016 Report

… 20 A/HRC/31/52 3 I. Introduction 1. In its resolution 19/10, the Human Rights Council recognized that … areas where further clarification was necessary. 3. In its resolution 28/11, the Human Rights Council renewed the … rights obligations relating to the environment. In its resolution 28/11, it asked the Special Rapporteur to continue …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide

… – Adjudication 249 33.2 Application 257 33.2.1 Dispute resolution scenario 257 33.3 Additional reading 259 Part VII … ment and codification’ (UN General Assembly Foreword Resolution 2669(XXV)). The Assembly offered a number of … Forum, would suggest that many of the challenges cited by Resolution 2669(XXV) in 1970 are still with us today. The UN …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

… the Convention. Soon after, the General Assembly in its Resolution 68/70 established the process and mandated the … to regulate bottom fisheries. In 2006, UNGA adopted the Resolution 61/105 calling upon states and competent regional … progress and called upon States to effectively implement Resolution 61/105. In spite of the progress remaining to be …
26 May 2026 Course lesson in Marine and Freshwater

UN Treaty Handbook

… 23 4.3 Dispute resolution and compliance mechanisms … Treaty Series, volume 859, p. VIII (see General Assembly resolution 97 (I) of 14 December 1946, as amended by … of the treaties themselves; (c) General Assembly resolution 24 (1) of 12 February 1946; and (d) League of …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

International Environmental law-making and Diplomacy Review

… approach emphasizes legal obligations, binding dispute resolution and (the threat of ) sanctions. In practice, both … Environmental Regimes’, 14 Journal of Conflict Resolution (2000) 630- 652; Sand, ‘A Century of Green … Commission (UNCC) mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 687 (1991)48 to deal with the reparation of pollu- …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

White Paper - Regional Seas Governance

… para. A(1). 36 UNEP (2011), note 17 supra, p. 13. 37 UNGA Resolution 61/222 (doc. A/RES/61/222, of 16 March 2007), p. … jurisdiction” in art. 1(1)(1) of the UNCLOS. 62 UNGA Resolution No. 66/231 ‘Oceans and the law of the sea’ (UN … As regards the latter, one possibility would be an UNGA Resolution. The remainder of this chapter is as follows: …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement

… effective implementation of these provisions.2 Pursuant to resolution 47/192 of the General Assembly,3 the United … 63(2) and 64. 2 See Agenda 21 paragraph 17.50. 3 See resolution 47/192, United Nations Conference on Straddling … Review Conference at a date not earlier than 2015.6 In its resolution 65/38, the General Assembly encouraged accelerated …
26 May 2026 Document in Marine and Freshwater

UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders

… mandate is strengthened • UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/20, which call exchange information and of the … in many parts of overall mandate from UN General Assembly Resolution and encourage partnerships in caring for the … human rights emerging priority area; and Assembly Resolution 2/19 on the Midterm review of Montevideo …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance

MEA Negotiator’s Handbook

… December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 55/199, in which it decided to embark on a 10-year … is a multilateral agreement silent on the point. If the resolution approving or adopting an agreement does not make … to intervene only as often as necessary to secure a resolution of an issue in line with your delegation’s …
26 May 2026 Document in Environmental Governance