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Insights on the UNEP Bali Guidelines and the Development of Environmental Democratic Rights

Author
Etemire U.
Journal/Series
Journal of Environmental Law | Vol.28(3), p. 393-413
Date
2016
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-091205)
Publisher | Place of publication
Oxford University Press | Oxford, UK
ISSN
0952-8873
Document type
Article in periodical
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Public participation Access-to-information Access-to-justice Governance
Abstract

According to Principle 10 of the 1992 Rio Declaration, ‘[e]nvironmental issues are best handled with the participation of all concerned citizens, at the relevant level.’ This idea has spurred the international community to take progressive steps towards creating a space for the public in environmental governance, especially by entrenching the concept of ‘public participation’ in various international environmental instruments. The 2010 Bali Guidelines is a recent example. Although it has not been as visible as many would have expected, this article is an effort to breach this gap and espouse the significance and potential of the guidelines in deepening environmental democratic rights the world over.

References - Literature

Reference

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development

Author: United Nations

Publisher: United Nations | Rio, Brazil | 1992

Literature | International

Keyword: Comprehensive description

Source: IUCN (ID: MON-091033)

Other references

Treaty

Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters

Treaty | Multilateral | Aarhus |

Keyword: Public participation, Data collection/reporting, Education, Dispute settlement, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Access-to-information

Source: IUCN (ID: TRE-001276)