Practice question
Explain the geographic reach of Rio Principle 2 and the difference between the Rio Declaration's formal status and a treaty provision expressing a similar rule, such as CBD Article 3. Why are both 'the Declaration is a universally ratified treaty' and 'it is legally irrelevant because it is a declaration' unsound shortcuts?
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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