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UN Environment Policy : Promoting Greater Protection for Environmental Defenders
… synergies in the protection of human rights Programme Governing Council Decision 27/9 on advancing sustainability; … affecting people, including women environmental treaty body reviews and Universal Periodic Reviews. The the analysis …
B2 - Equitable and Reasonable Use of Water Resources in Practice
… proposition that equitable and reasonable use is a basic governing principle of customary international law. In 1997 … and impacts of a planned use of a transboundary water body. It also facilitates the implementation of the principle … the USA entered into negotiations to establish a permanent body to replace the International Waterways Commission, the …
Defenders of the Earth
… heard gunfire and saw security forces carrying Manda’s body away. Local leaders of the Dongria Kondh claim the state … human rights institutions Nilce de Souza Magalhães’ body was found tied to a rock and washed up on the shore of … in July 2016. She had been missing for six months, her body submerged in the depths created by the Jirau dam at …
B1 - The Principle of Equitable and Reasonable Use
… water law is a relative newcomer as a discrete body of rules and principles, States have long engaged in … principles, is evident. However, it is clear that this body of rules is continuously interacting with, and is … des Cours, 83 (1953/II), 465-601. Schmeier, S. 2013. Governing International Watercourses: River Basin …
UN Treaty Handbook
… amendment procedure within a treaty may contain provisions governing the following: (a) Proposal of amendments See, for … the absence of circulation of the amendment by the treaty body, the Secretary-General, as depositary, may perform this … amendment procedure within a treaty may contain provisions governing the following: (a) Proposal of amendments See, for …
Guidance on the Practical Application of the Espoo Convention
… executive function, initiating function, use of a joint body). An agreement should also take note of other … the process. The time limits given by the responsible body should be followed. The time limits should preferably be … both cases the delivery may be carried out through a joint body, where one exists and where this is appropriate. 66. The …