Practice question
Under paragraph 205, when should the environmental impact assessment occur?
- Only after permanent closure
- Before implementation of the project
- Only after all litigation ends
- At any time chosen by a private donor
- Never before construction
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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