The Development of Global Environmental Law (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Principle linking local action to global environmental health
Principle linking local action to global environmental health
Think globally, act locally
Pollution definition
Pollution definition
Damage from discharge/emission of solids, liquids or gases
Bhopal disaster (1984): people exposed & immediate deaths
Bhopal disaster (1984): people exposed & immediate deaths
Half a million exposed; 2,000-3,800 immediate deaths
Two categories of Australian environmental legislation
Two categories of Australian environmental legislation
Environmental impact assessment & pollution control
Environmental impact assessment purpose
Environmental impact assessment purpose
Examine potential environmental effects before activities occur
First major international environmental conference (1972)
First major international environmental conference (1972)
Stockholm Conference (UN Conference on Human Environment)
Rio Conference (1992) main output
Rio Conference (1992) main output
Three Rio Conventions incl. Climate Change Convention
UNCLOS Part IV significance
UNCLOS Part IV significance
First to make environmental protection central to maritime law
Ratification definition
Ratification definition
Nation's formal consent to be bound by treaty domestically
How Australia implements international treaties
How Australia implements international treaties
Parliament must pass domestic legislation