Abstract
In 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (UNCHE), held in Stockholm, launched a global effort to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment. International environmental accords — treaties and agreements — were central components of this effort. They became primary instruments for orienting and coordinating the behavior first of states and ultimately of enterprises and individuals, steering behavior away from those activities that were environmentally destructive and toward those that would be environmentally benign. In the two decades that followed the Stockholm conference this emphasis on international environmental accords continued, and in June 1992, at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, 1992, it was reaffirmed.
Since the 60s, he has written extensively on issues pertaining to international organizations and the global political system.
In addition to issues of implementation and compliance, her previous research in international environmental law has focused on various aspects of intergenerational equity.
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Jacobson, H.K., Weiss, E.B. (1997). Compliance with International Environmental Accords. In: Rolén, M., Sjöberg, H., Svedin, U. (eds) International Governance on Environmental Issues. Environment & Policy, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8826-3_6
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