Definition(s)
Subjection to a legal obligation. Liability is civil or criminal according to whether it is enforced by the civil or criminal courts. (Source: GEMET/JCU)
Hierarchy
Narrower: compensation
In other languages
French
responsabilité écologique
Russian
экологическая ответственность
Spanish
responsabilidad ambiental
Chinese, Simplified
环境责任
Arabic
المسؤولية البيئية
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with liability
You can see below a list of multilateral environment agreements. Use the links on the right to
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liability. This includes official treaty texts, decisions, recommendations, and other related
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Convention on Biological Diversity | 1 article or paragraph |
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Basel Convention | 1 article or paragraph20 decisions61 documents |
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The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Barcelona Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Prevention and Emergency Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Offshore Protocol | 2 articles and paragraphs |
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Hazardous Wastes Protocol | 1 article or paragraph |
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Abidjan Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Noumea Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region | 1 article or paragraph |
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Jeddah Convention | 1 article or paragraph |
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Bamako Convention | 1 decision |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 1 article or paragraph |
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The Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety | 1 article or paragraph |