THE PRINCIPLES OF DUE DILIGENCE AND PREVENTION IN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

ON 16 December 2015, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its judgment in the joined cases of Certain Activities Carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v Nicaragua) and Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v Costa Rica) , ICJ Reports...

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Published in:The Cambridge Law Journal
Main Author: Yotova, Rumiana
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008197316000672
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008197316000672
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Summary:ON 16 December 2015, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its judgment in the joined cases of Certain Activities Carried out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v Nicaragua) and Construction of a Road in Costa Rica along the San Juan River (Nicaragua v Costa Rica) , ICJ Reports 2015. These are the latest in a line of cases raising key principles of international environmental law before the ICJ, following Pulp Mills (2010), Aerial Herbicide Spraying and Whaling in the Antarctic (2014).