Week 6 + arresten w6 Flashcards
1
Q
Principal
A
Provides general legal standards of a very broad character
2
Q
Rules
A
Specify a particular conduct
3
Q
No harm principle
A
Responsibility to cause transboundary environmental damage
4
Q
General due diligence rule
A
Proactively take measures to prevent and protect
5
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Precautionary principle
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Strategy for addressing risks when there is not a particular risk
6
Q
Pulp Mills (Argentina v Uruguay)
A
Customary law doesn’t say what the scope or content of an EIA should be.
No conclusive evidence that linked the operation of the mill to the damage in the river
7
Q
Waters of Silala (Chile v Bolivia): concerns procedural obligations
A
Obligation to use shared natural resources equitably and reasonably
Notify and consult
No significant risk of harm so no breach
