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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… to protect against discrimination of women, and calls for adoption of measures to promote equity and secure equality. … rights. Addressing gender inequalities and promoting the adoption of a gender perspective in the develop- ment of law … procedures or negotiation of MAT. It may also require the adoption of measures to impede or redress violations of …
An Explanatory Guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… CBD mandates Parties to co- operate in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It does not speci- fy which subject matter covered … parent treaty’s provisions authorizing and regulating the adoption of protocols under its auspices. Any protocol …
An explanatory guide to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
… CBD mandates Parties to co- operate in the formulation and adoption of protocols and sets out basic rules as to their consideration and adoption. It does not speci- fy which subject matter covered … parent treaty’s provisions authorizing and regulating the adoption of protocols under its auspices. Any protocol …
Background document - 1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement
… convened in 1993. It completed its work in 1995 with the adoption of the United Nations Agreement for the … conservation and management of fishery resources since the adoption of the Convention in 1982. Participation in the … Fund under Part VII of the Agreement; development and adoption of terms of reference for the Assistance Fund; …
Introduction to Human Rights and the Environment - extract from InforMEA e-learning course
… to environmental protection in several respects: The adoption of a constitutional right to a healthy environment … or acting against the greater interests of the State; The adoption of a constitutional environmental right can lead to … environmental protection. Two leading examples of the adoption and implementation of environmental rights into …
A window of opportunity for the Mekong Basin: the UN Watercourses convention as a basis for cooperation - A legal Analysis o fhow the UN Watercourses Convention complements the Mekong Agreement
… 9 1.1.5 Adoption and entry into force … 10 1.2.5 Adoption and entry into force … task of preparing a watercourses convention for possible adoption. The highly complex and painstaking process of … specific processes such as Arbitration (Annex II). 1.1.5 Adoption and entry into force A total of 103 nations voted to …
UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide
… to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. The General Assembly’s adoption of the UN Watercourses Convention on 21st May 1997 … played an important role, by informing the negotiation, adoption and interpretation of watercourse agreements at the … decisions, a mere four months after the Convention’s adoption it was referred to by the International Court of …
Judicial handbook on environmental law
… its legal status so long as the states involved in its adoption intend for it to be legally binding. Some of the … time. The precautionary principle can never justify the adoption of arbitrary decisions, and the pursuit of the … of Nature and Natural Resources, for example, requires adoption of adequate legislation to regulate hunting, capture …
The long and winding road: negotiating a treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction
… fear of failure. Throughout the process towards the final adoption of the Paris Agreement, my main concern was to … law of the sea. Participation has grown steadily since its adoption. 19 ratifi- cations have taken place since the first … of the living resources of the high seas”.21 Following the adoption of UNCLOS, “more coastal States claimed their rights …