Environmental Law
Abbas Poorhashemi
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Principles of international environmental law play a fundamental role in developing and consolidating international protection of environment. Understanding current and growing principles of international environmental law can guide the interpretation of legal norms and regulations. Moreover, these principles ...
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Principles of international environmental law play a fundamental role in developing and consolidating international protection of environment. Understanding current and growing principles of international environmental law can guide the interpretation of legal norms and regulations. Moreover, these principles are included in several international treaties and national regulations to protect the environment. Some principles originated from public international law, such as State Sovereignty or International Cooperation. Still, others are related exclusively to international environmental law, such as the principle of prevention and the Precautionary principle. This article provides essential knowledge about the Principles of International Environmental Law. These principles reflect the legal foundations and play a crucial role in the creation, development and application of this field of law. By definition, they are superior to ordinary rules, which should be based on these principles. Results are discussed in terms of applying these principles and their implementation at national and international levels.
Environmental Law
Abbas Poorhashemi
Abstract
Le droit international de l'environnement tente de protéger l'environnement mondial en fixant des règles juridiquement contraignantes (Hard Law) et non contraignantes (Soft Law). Cependant, malgré tous les efforts internationaux visant à protéger l'environnement, la ...
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Le droit international de l'environnement tente de protéger l'environnement mondial en fixant des règles juridiquement contraignantes (Hard Law) et non contraignantes (Soft Law). Cependant, malgré tous les efforts internationaux visant à protéger l'environnement, la pollution et la destruction de l'environnement continuent d'augmenter dans les nombreux domaines. En effet, les préoccupations et les menaces environnementales d'aujourd'hui ont dépassé les prévisions des experts et des scientifiques lors de la première Conférence internationale sur l'environnement à Stockholm 1972. En réalité, le changement climatique, la pollution de l'air, des eaux et des sols, la perte de la biodiversité, la déforestation et la désertification sont les principaux problèmes auxquels est confronté le monde actuel. Dans ce contexte, cette étude basée sur une approche critique veut démontrer d’une part, la capacité existante pour le développement du droit international de l'environnement et d’autre part, les obstacles juridiques confrontés pour une protection mondiale de l’environnement.
Environmental Law
Abbas Poorhashemi
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the challenges and opportunities for the development of international environmental law. This article is a brief description of "international environmental law" as a new branch of public international law. Further, it attempts to provide some knowledge ...
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The purpose of this paper is to describe and analyze the challenges and opportunities for the development of international environmental law. This article is a brief description of "international environmental law" as a new branch of public international law. Further, it attempts to provide some knowledge on the sources and principles of international environmental law. The environmental problems in the contemporary world are amongst the most urgent that requires an immediate collective response from the states. Since the environment is a transboundary issue, a single country's effort is not enough, but all countries have to collaborate. In this regard, the solution may be twofold: either work together on having an international instrument or at least give similar concern to environmental problems in domestic environmental law. As we all are living together on this planet, the best way is, yet, working together on implementing international environmental law.
Yalda Khalatbari; Abbas Poorhashemi
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The consensus of the concept of “environmental damage” by the international community is crucial to address the issues concerning liability and responsibility of states in international environmental law. Moreover, compensation of environmental damage is very difficult to achieve in international ...
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The consensus of the concept of “environmental damage” by the international community is crucial to address the issues concerning liability and responsibility of states in international environmental law. Moreover, compensation of environmental damage is very difficult to achieve in international environmental law. "Compensation" is reparation applying for loss or damage as a result of acts or omissions that are subjects of international law and the effect of natural disasters on the people, property and the environment. The complexity of human-caused environmental damage, the limit of prevention and compensation of damage in the national, regional and global context are the main limit of the development of international law.. The initial aim of this paper is to examine the evolution of the concept of “environmental damage” in international environmental law, and secondly, to determine the challenges of this concept in international environmental law.