Practice question
An official says Stockholm Principle 21 permits any resource policy, including one contrary to the UN Charter, so long as the resource is domestically owned. A second official says preventive assessment can never arise before actual damage. Which response accurately addresses both claims?
- Both claims are correct
- Domestic ownership always overrides international law
- Principle 21 qualifies sovereignty by the Charter and international law, while Pulp Mills recognizes a prior EIA requirement in the stipulated significant-transboundary-risk setting.
- Every proposed activity is automatically prohibited
- Every State guarantees absolutely zero environmental effects
Legal references
- Stockholm Declaration, Principle 21, official UN historical materials: https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/dunche/dunche.html
- ICJ, Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay (Argentina v. Uruguay), Judgment, April 20, 2010, paragraphs 204-205: https://icj-web.leman.un-icc.cloud/sites/default/files/case-related/135/135-20100420-JUD-01-00-EN.pdf
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