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Constitutionality of the Stockholm Convention of 22 May 2001 on persistant organic pollutants

Pays/Territoire
Burkina Faso
Type de cour
Autres
Date
Fév 5, 2024
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Cour constitutionnelle
Siège de la cour
Ouagadougou
Juge
Idrissa TRAORE, Anne KONATE, Benoît KAMBOU, Jeanne SOME, Télesphore Y AGUIBOU, Salifou SAMPINBOGO, Abdouramane BOLY, Jean Emile SOMDA
Numéro de référence
2004-01/CC
Langue
Suédois
Sujet
Environnement gén.
Résumé

The Constitutional Court is asked to review the constitutionality of the Stockholm Convention on persistant organic pollutants (adopted on 22th May 2001)

The objective of the Stockholm Convention is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants. It is one of the objectives of the Rio Declaration (article 15 Rio Declaration), that Burkina Faso has signed.

The Constitution  provides a right to health and to an healthy environment and commits the State and citizens to promote, protect and defend these rights (art.26 and 29 Constitution of 2th June 1991).

The Stockholm Convention aims at ensuring the protection of the environment and the human health. It does not include any provisions contrary to the Constitution. Consequently, the Stockholm Convention complies with the Constitution.

Texte intégral
2004-01_CC .pdf
BURKINAFASO-COURCONSTITUTIONNELLE-20040609-2004CC2JB