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Community Protocols for Environmental Sustainability: A Guide for Policymakers
… (Nagoya Protocol). Community protocols document the customs, procedures and practices of ILCs. There often tends … with respect for their social and cultural identity, their customs and traditions and their institutions” (Article 2). … priorities for development (Article 7) • Rights to retain customs and traditions (Article 8) • Land rights (Article 14) …
Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law
… of imported food may fall under another, such as the customs authority. Such potential problems may be magnified … or fraud deterrence laws, laws on weights and measures, customs laws, import and export rules, meat inspection laws, … This integration process led to the establishment of a customs union in 1995 and subsequently a transition phase …
Cultural Heritage Information Pack: 5 Cultural heritage -- a management challenge
… the land, and they have evolved a highly organized set of customs – tikanga – to manage the gathering and handling of … pur- poses, thus preserving the viability of their customs and lifestyle. In the Sine-Saloum estuary in Senegal …
PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure
… nomenclature system developed and maintained by the World Customs Organization (WCO). The system is used as the basis for customs tariffs and for the col- lection of international … The use of the specific HS codes facilitates the work of Customs Authorities and DNAs in importing and exporting …
Compendiums on Human Rights and the Environment - Selected International legal materials and cases (Advanced Version)
… free, prior, and informed consent, according to their customs and traditions (para. 291). The Commission also … in accordance with their customary law, values, customs and mores.” The court further stated that the State … of special vulnerability, their customary law, values and customs…” (para. 63). The Court found there was no effective …
Case studies on bioenergy policy and law: options for sustainability
… 31 this respect, stressing the need to consider local customs and traditions and to develop supportive incentive … a member of the World Trade Organization and Mercosur (a customs union including Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and … to which Argentina is a party, include: the Mercosur customs union approved by Law 23.981 (1991); the Convention …
Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Equity in ABS Governance
… This is to be done with due respect for indigenous peoples customs, traditions and land tenure systems.45 The Dec- … to amend or revoke legislation, rules, uses, practices and customs that discriminate against women in relation to access … of resources, should take into consideration the values, customs, and gender relations of the supplying parties. • To …
Customary laws: Governing natural resource management in the northern areas
… 14. Shaheed, F. 1997. The interface of culture, customs and law: Women’s Law in Legal Education and Practice … historic information and dealt with the issue of change in customs and people’s lifestyle at greater length. The …