Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
States shall develop national law regarding liability and compensation for the victims of pollution and other environmental damage. States shall also cooperate in an expeditious and more determined manner to develop further international law regarding liability and compensation for adverse effects of environmental damage caused by activities within their jurisdiction or control to areas beyond their jurisdiction.(Source: Rio Principle 13)
Subjection to a legal obligation. Liability is civil or criminal according to whether it is enforced by the civil or criminal courts. (Source: GEMET/JCU)
In other languages
French
responsabilité écologique
Russian
экологическая ответственность
Spanish
responsabilidad ambiental
Arabic
المسؤولية البيئية
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Liability
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 article or paragraph7 decisions |
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Basel Convention | 1 article or paragraph19 decisions |
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Cartagena Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs10 decisions |
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | 1 decision |
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Barcelona Convention | 1 article or paragraph3 decisions |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Offshore Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Abidjan Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Noumea Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Cartagena Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Jeddah Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Bamako Convention | 1 decision |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph |
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Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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