Environmental Governance
Definition(s)
Law consisting of customs that are accepted as legal requirements or obligatory rules of conduct; practices and beliefs that are so vital and intrinsic a part of a social and economic system that they are treated as if they were laws (Source: Blacks's Law Dictionary, 2007)
Hierarchy
Broader: Environmental Rule of Law
Concept URI: https://www.informea.org/en/terms/customary-law
In other languages
French
droit coutumier
Russian
обычное право
Spanish
derecho consuetudinario
Chinese, Simplified
习惯法
Arabic
القانون العُرفي
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7 multilateral treaties
10 bilateral treaties
46 court decisions
13 national legislations
150 multilateral environment agreement-related documentsMultilateral environment agreements tagged with customary law
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph |