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Broadly understood to comprise ‘principles, policies, directives, and regulations enacted and enforced by local, national, or international entities to regulate human treatment of the nonhuman world’, Britannica, ‘Environmental Law’ https://www.britannica.com/topic/environmental-law. UNEP Environmental Rule of Law: Second Global Report 2023 states at p. 26: ‘Environmental laws are often written in broad terms to provide significant authority and discretion to implementing agencies. This allows for interpretive tailoring of laws to fit changing scientific understanding and circumstances. It is critical, however, that agencies adopt clear, implementable regulations and issue explanatory policy documents so that the regulated community and the public can understand how these laws will be implemented and what will be expected of both the regulated community and the regulators.’
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with Environmental law
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Governing Council | 3 decisions |
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United Nations Environment Assembly | 2 decisions |