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Glossary of terms for negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements
… 1992. Basel Protocol Shorthand for the Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation to the Basel Convention on … the meeting. HNS Convention International Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the … in 1971, replaced by the 1992 Protocol to the 1969 Civil Liability Convention. - 1992 Fund, established by the 1992 …
Judges and Environmenal Law: a Handbook for the Sri Lankan Judiciary
… Act and the Civil Procedure Code 118 3.6.2 Civil Liability under Marine Pollution Prevention Act 119 3.7 … legislation, with Principle 13 focusing on the laws on liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and … the idea that disincentives such as penalties and civil liability will cause persons to take greater care in their …
A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows
… regular reporting requirements, duration of the agreement, liability and infringement measures, choice of jurisdiction, … a special fund, but also and probably more importantly to liability. Uncertainty creates higher transaction costs … UNITED STATES Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 United States Code 9501 et seq. A …
Transboundary water governance and climate change adaptation: international law, policy guidelines and best practice application
… 1996 and Protocol on Water and Health Protocol on Civil Liability and Compensation for Damage Caused by the … personality, is granted certain legal rights personal liability, because the company absorbs the entire liability of the organization. Tribunal A basin entity which …
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and overseas environmental crimes: How did we get here and what happens next?
… of persons acting corruptly on their behalf. In addition, liability may be triggered if a company covered by the FCPA … in China and Latin America.31 To avoid undue risks of liability for the actions of third parties or others, a …
Guidelines for Protected Areas Legislation
… provisions in Australia 198 Box III(1)-13: Corporate liability in New South Wales, Australia 199 Box III(1)-14: … the law. This status is critical to protect them from liability for actions performed in the course of their … officers to protect against external threats and liability in the performance of their duties, including …
Water as a human right?
… Ibid. at 274. 137 e.g. International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage (1970) making ship-owners … against offending ships; Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (1960) imposing liability on operators of nuclear installations; Vienna …