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Practice question: Polluter Pays Principle

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Which qualification appears in Rio Principle 16?
  1. Polluters may ignore domestic law
  2. Only rich victims may recover
  3. All international trade must stop
  4. Due regard to public interest and avoidance of distortion of international trade and investment
  5. Economic instruments are forbidden

Legal references

  • https://www.un.org/esa/documents/ga/conf151/aconf15126-1annex1.htm — Rio Declaration (1992), Principle 16

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