International Environmental Law Flashcards
List the principles of the International Environmental Law
-Principle of Solemn Responsibility
-Principle of Declaration
-Principle of Sustainable Development
-Principle of Environmental Impact Assessment
-Principle of Public Participation
-‘polluter pays’principle
-Principle of State Notifications
-Principle of Poverty Eradication
-Principle of Interstate Transfer and Relocation
-Prevention Principle
-Precautionary Principle
Define Principle of Solemn Responsibility
This entails that every human being has the responsibility of protecting and improving the environment for the present and future generations.
Define Principle of Declaration
That the States have a responsibility to ensure that activities within its jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other states beyond the limits of national jurisdiction.
Define Principle of Sustainable Development
This suggests that any development programs ought to consider the level of environmental damage and undertake a cost benefit analysis.
Define Principle of Environmental Impact Assessment
This is an assessment of positive and negative impacts a proposed project may have on an environment.
Define The ‘polluter pays’principle
Thisis the commonly accepted practice that those who produce pollution should bear the costs of managing it to prevent damage to human health or the environment.
Define Principle of Public Participation
This suggests that women, youths and indigenous people have the right to participate in any environmental management program and decisions of the state.
Define Principle of State Notifications
This principle entails that when states face an environmental emergency, there ought to be a channel of notifying others.
Define Principle of Poverty Eradication
This entails that whatever developmental programs a state may embark on, it ought to address underlying factors of poverty.
Define Principle of Interstate Transfer and Relocation
This suggests that there ought to be prevention of relocation and transfer to other states any activities and substances that cause severe environmental degradation or harmful to human health.
Define Prevention Principle
Under this new rule, a state is under the obligation to prevent damage within its own jurisdiction.
Define Precautionary Principle.
The precautionary principle requires that, if there is a strong suspicion that a certain activity may have environmentally harmful consequences, it is better to control that activity now rather than to wait for incontrovertible scientific evidence.
What is the International Environment Law and what is it concerned about?
The international environmental Law is a branch of publicinternational law- a body oflawcreated by States for States to govern problems that arise between States.
It is concerned with the attempt to control pollution and the depletion of natural resources within a framework of sustainable development.
Define Environment
Environment comprise all aspects such as land, air, water, forests etc that man uses for his welfare.
These components can either be maintained for better health or polluted /violated to lead to negative consequences on human health.
