Practice question
A State selects the specific content of an EIA under its domestic authorization process but ignores the project’s nature, magnitude, likely adverse effects and need for due diligence. It cites paragraph 205 as unlimited discretion. Which is best?
- The paragraph expressly qualifies the State’s content determination by those considerations
- Domestic determination means no substantive assessment is needed
- Any one-page slogan necessarily suffices
- Only the project name determines content
- The Court required one identical global form for every project
Legal references
- ICJ, Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay, April 20, 2010, main judgment: https://icj-web.leman.un-icc.cloud/sites/default/files/case-related/135/135-20100420-JUD-01-00-EN.pdf; paragraphs 204-205.
- Rio Declaration: https://www.cbd.int/doc/ref/rio-declaration.shtml; Principles 2,17.
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