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The Time for Lofty Speeches is Over - It Is Time for Implementation: The Problem of 50 Years of Application of International Environmental Law

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    Identifier: RP:5155
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/RP5155
    Authors:
    Krämer, Ludwig
    Abstract:
    The global environment is not in a better shape than 50 years ago (climate change, loss of biodiversity, pollution, waste of natural resources, poverty). As main reasons for the limited result of the legal efforts to appropriately preserve and protect the environment, the contribution identifies poor drafting of environmental agreements, the absence of effective implementation mechanisms and their full application, and the attemps to keep information on non-compliance with commitments within the closed club of contracting parties. The article suggests a number of possibilities to improve the present situation and concludes that the full and effective application of (international) environmental law is the biggest problem which environmental lawyers face.

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    Author, as appears in the article.: Krämer, Ludwig
    Keywords: environmental reporting
    Abstract: The global environment is not in a better shape than 50 years ago (climate change, loss of biodiversity, pollution, waste of natural resources, poverty). As main reasons for the limited result of the legal efforts to appropriately preserve and protect the environment, the contribution identifies poor drafting of environmental agreements, the absence of effective implementation mechanisms and their full application, and the attemps to keep information on non-compliance with commitments within the closed club of contracting parties. The article suggests a number of possibilities to improve the present situation and concludes that the full and effective application of (international) environmental law is the biggest problem which environmental lawyers face.
    Journal publication year: 2022
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