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Protecting Environmental Hot Spots During And After Armed Conflict Through Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Britta Sjöstedt
Protecting Environmental Hot Spots During And After Armed Conflict Through Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Britta Sjöstedt
Britta Sjöstedt
In this paper I argue that areas of international environmental importance could be protected during and after armed conflict by utilizing the mechanisms established under Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), in particular the World Heritage Convention (WHC) and potentially also of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention). Most armed conflicts taking place today cause substantial environmental damage as a direct or indirect effect of the warfare. Also, indirect consequences of armed conflicts such as unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, massive flux of displaced persons, collapse of governmental control and infrastructure put additional pressure on sensitive ecosystems. The framework …
Introducing The ‘Reconciliatory Approach’ – Harmonizing International Environmental Law With Other Specialised Areas Of International Law, Britta Sjöstedt
Introducing The ‘Reconciliatory Approach’ – Harmonizing International Environmental Law With Other Specialised Areas Of International Law, Britta Sjöstedt
Britta Sjöstedt
In this paper, I argue that international environmental treaties can interact with other specialised areas of law applicable to the same subject matter in the same context by using the ‘reconciliatory approach’ (RA). This approach entails that the institutions established under the environmental treaties are empowered to develop the treaty provisions in a manner that may also take other legal areas into account and thereby be able to reconcile obligations of other specialised legal areas. The RA functions on the premise that international law is one system with the inherent ambition to coherently systematize its norms. By looking at the …
The Role Of Multilateral Environmental Agreements In Armed Conflict: “Green Keeping” In Virunga Park - Applying The Unesco World Heritage Convention In The Armed Conflict Of The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Britta Sjöstedt
Britta Sjöstedt
No abstract provided.
Remissvar: Till Betänkandet Sou 2010:72 Folkrätt I Väpnad Konflikt - Svensk Tolkning Och Tillämpning, Ulf Linderfalk, Gregor Noll, Matilda Arvidsson, Britta Sjöstedt
Remissvar: Till Betänkandet Sou 2010:72 Folkrätt I Väpnad Konflikt - Svensk Tolkning Och Tillämpning, Ulf Linderfalk, Gregor Noll, Matilda Arvidsson, Britta Sjöstedt
Britta Sjöstedt
No abstract provided.