INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION: THEORETICAL ISSUES
Journal: BULLETIN OF THE KALININGRAD BRANCH OF THE SAINT-PETERSBURG UNIVERSITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA
№ 4
, 2025
Rubrics: STATE. SOCIETY. LAW
Authors:
1.
Kalmyckiy gosudarstvennyy universitet im. B.B. Gorodovikova
(kafedra grazhdanskogo i mezhdunarodnogo chastnogo prava, professor)
Elista, Elista, Russian Federation
Elista, Elista, Russian Federation
Type:
Article
Pages:
from
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Status:
Published
Received:
05.11.2024
Accepted:
06.11.2024
Published:
09.01.2025
Language:
Russian
Keywords:
International environmental law; trends and prospects; climate; soil; oceans; aquatic bioresources; natural resources; energy
Abstract (English):
Introduction: At the moment, most countries of the world and the international community as a whole have already realized the urgent need to protect the environment. Despite this, they are extremely reluctant to conclude international agreements that establish specific obligations for them that affect economic growth and the standard of living of their citizens. A typical example of such prohibitions and restrictions in international environmental law is the assumption by a State of the obligation to use its territory in such a way as not to cause transboundary harm to other countries. This and many other international obligations are poorly implemented by States in practice, which stimulates the doctrinal discussions that have been going on for many years about ways and means of reforming international environmental law. Methods: In the course of writing the article, various methods of scientific cognition were used: the dialectical method, the method of system analysis, the logical method, the comparative legal method. The material for the study was international legal norms regulating relations in the field of environmental protection, as well as scientific discussions on international public and comparative law, reflecting trends and prospects of the current stage of international cooperation in the field of nature protection. Results: International environmental law has successfully solved dozens of serious environmental problems over the almost 200-year history of its existence. Many harmful chemicals are now being controlled, the ozone layer is being restored, and populations of rare species of wild animals are being revived. On the other hand, a number of other indicators of global environmental quality continue to deteriorate. Existing international treaties remain largely unfulfilled; a number of States do not participate in them. All this requires not only constructive criticism of individual international environmental standards, but also reform of international law with the creation of more reliable control mechanisms, further greening of international law, strengthening interaction between a number of branches of international law, law and politics.
Introduction: At the moment, most countries of the world and the international community as a whole have already realized the urgent need to protect the environment. Despite this, they are extremely reluctant to conclude international agreements that establish specific obligations for them that affect economic growth and the standard of living of their citizens. A typical example of such prohibitions and restrictions in international environmental law is the assumption by a State of the obligation to use its territory in such a way as not to cause transboundary harm to other countries. This and many other international obligations are poorly implemented by States in practice, which stimulates the doctrinal discussions that have been going on for many years about ways and means of reforming international environmental law. Methods: In the course of writing the article, various methods of scientific cognition were used: the dialectical method, the method of system analysis, the logical method, the comparative legal method. The material for the study was international legal norms regulating relations in the field of environmental protection, as well as scientific discussions on international public and comparative law, reflecting trends and prospects of the current stage of international cooperation in the field of nature protection. Results: International environmental law has successfully solved dozens of serious environmental problems over the almost 200-year history of its existence. Many harmful chemicals are now being controlled, the ozone layer is being restored, and populations of rare species of wild animals are being revived. On the other hand, a number of other indicators of global environmental quality continue to deteriorate. Existing international treaties remain largely unfulfilled; a number of States do not participate in them. All this requires not only constructive criticism of individual international environmental standards, but also reform of international law with the creation of more reliable control mechanisms, further greening of international law, strengthening interaction between a number of branches of international law, law and politics.
Keywords:
International environmental law; trends and prospects; climate; soil; oceans; aquatic bioresources; natural resources; energy
International environmental law; trends and prospects; climate; soil; oceans; aquatic bioresources; natural resources; energy
