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Recommendation N°4. The effectiveness of international environmental law

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Considering that a healthy environment is vital for human health,

Considering that given the environmental stakes, the use of legal tools can only be fully useful if the effectiveness of international environmental norms is guaranteed,

Considering that the effectiveness of law is crucial for "good" governance,

Considering that the effectiveness of international environmental norms depends on multiple factors that have to be viewed globally,

Considering that action to advance the effectiveness of international environmental norms implies international reform of the normative architecture and of measures to ensure compliance by States,

Considering that the effectiveness of international environmental norms also depends on the capacity of international society to institutionalize normative and jurisdictional processes, as well as recognising the role of civil society parties,

Reaffirming the role of the law, relevant actors, and compliance mechanisms at the domestic level to improve effectiveness of international environmental law,

The third world meeting of environmental lawyers and environmental law associations recommends States to:

  1. Recognize that the right to the environment, as well as the main principles of environmental law, are part of international jus cogens, to be understood as a peremptory norm of general international law universally accepted and recognized by the international community;

  2. Reinforce institutionalization of the environment within permanent and specialized UN bodies, as well as within conferences of the Parties of multilateral environmental agreements;

  3. Recognize and implement the principle of equilibrium, according to which environmental law should be fully adequate to address the needs of environmental degradation, notably by integrating within international law, procedures to assess the impact of the international treaties on the environment;

  4. Promote public participation in the formulation and implementation of international treaties ;

  5. Make the law accessible, intelligible, predictable and transparent to all...

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