Practice question
A privately owned factory operates within State A's jurisdiction. A argues that Rio Principle 2 concerns only government-owned factories. Which answer best addresses that claim?
- Correct; private ownership removes every public environmental concern.
- Correct; only ministries may cause cross-border effects.
- Incorrect; the principle refers to activities within jurisdiction or control and is not restricted to State-owned operations.
- Incorrect; it automatically makes every private employee a State official.
- Correct unless the private owner requests environmental protection.
Legal references
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992), Principle 2, https://www.un.org/esa/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm
- Convention on Biological Diversity, Article 3, https://www.cbd.int/convention/articles/default.shtml?a=cbd-03
- UN Audiovisual Library, Stockholm and Rio Declarations, https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/dunche/dunche.html
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