English only: Investment arbitration and environmental protection: A ctitical look?
"The environment is not an abstraction but represents the living space, the quality of life and very health of human beings, including generations unborn"
This is not a statement issued by an environmental NGO, but a quote from an ICJ advisory opinion rendered in 1996. The court went on to conclude that, at least in transboundary context, States have a general obligation to ensure environmental protection within their jurisdiction and control.
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