Biodiversity and International Law: The Effectiveness of International Environmental LawSimone Bilderbeek, Ankie Wijgerde, Netty van Schaik IOS Press, 1992 - 213 pages This book is the outcome of the global consultation on the development and enforcement of international environmental law, with a special focus on the preservation of biological diversity. More than 250 experts on international environmental law and representatives of the global environmental movement collaborated in the drafting of a list of recommendations and conclusions. This list was then communicated to the delegates at the Third Preparatory Committee meeting for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. |
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... customary law . For instance , some experts responding to our 1991 questionnaire characterized Principle 21 of the 1972 Stockholm Convention as a rule of customary law . Likewise , some examples given below may be outdated soon or even ...
... customary law . For instance , some experts responding to our 1991 questionnaire characterized Principle 21 of the 1972 Stockholm Convention as a rule of customary law . Likewise , some examples given below may be outdated soon or even ...
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... customary rules . Conventions , though , do not substitute customary rules but add to them or reaffirm them . In theory , contracting parties must comply with treaty obligations as well as with more stringent customary rules . Moreover ...
... customary rules . Conventions , though , do not substitute customary rules but add to them or reaffirm them . In theory , contracting parties must comply with treaty obligations as well as with more stringent customary rules . Moreover ...
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... customary law . ( Abdelaziz Abdelhady ) Chile Binding agreements and rules of customary law are directly applicable in the national courts of Chile . With the exception of conventions related to the protection of human rights ...
... customary law . ( Abdelaziz Abdelhady ) Chile Binding agreements and rules of customary law are directly applicable in the national courts of Chile . With the exception of conventions related to the protection of human rights ...
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