Practice question
Under Rio Principle4, environmental protection must form what relationship to development?
- A concern excluded from development decisions.
- An integral part of the development process.
- A matter considered only after all projects end.
- An automatic ban on every project.
- An issue only for foreign governments.
Legal references
- Rio Declaration (1992), Principles1,3–5 and15: https://www.cbd.int/doc/ref/rio-declaration.shtml
- ICJ, Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change, Advisory Opinion, July23 2025, main opinion, paragraphs147–158 and precaution discussion: https://icj-web.leman.un-icc.cloud/sites/default/files/case-related/187/187-20250723-adv-01-00-en.pdf
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