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DueDiligence,ClimateMitigationMeasures,theLawoftheSeaandtheParisAgreement
ProfessorRonán LongDirector,GlobalOceanInstitute
WorldMaritimeUniversity,Sweden
ClimateChangeandLawoftheSea:AdaptingtheLawoftheSeatoAddresstheChallengesofClimateChange
CentreofInternationalLaw,NationalUniversityofSingapore,Singapore.13-14March2018.ProfessorRonánLong,[email protected]
Questions
1. Whatisthecontentoftheobligationofduediligencetoprotectandpreserve themarineenvironment?
2. DoestherequirementofduediligenceunderPartXIIoftheLOSCcreateanobligationtomitigatetheadverse impactsofhuman-inducedclimatechangeonthemarineenvironment?
3. Whatarethelegaldutiestoimproveclimateresiliencebyrestoringthemarineenvironment?
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• Question1 Whatisthecontentoftheobligationofduediligencetoprotectandpreserve themarineenvironment?
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Overview1. Preliminary remarks
2. Jurisprudence&ILAStudies
a. PulpMillsontheRiverUruguay(ArgentinavUruguay)
b. ITLOSCases17&21c. AnnexVIISCSArb.Awardd. CostaRicav.Nicaragua (compensation)e. ILAStudyGrouponDueDiligencein
InternationalLaw(Reports2014,2016)• Photosource:Shutterstock
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DueDiligence
1. Duediligenceisanobligationofconduct onthepartofasubjectoflaw
2. Thecriterionappliedinassessingwhetherasubjecthasmetthatobligationisthatoftheresponsible citizenorresponsiblegovernment
• MaxPlanckEncyclopediaofPublicInternationalLaw
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Purpose
• Duediligenceisconcernedwithsupplyingastandardofcareagainstwhichfaultcanbeassessed
‘Itisastandardofreasonablecare,… thatseekstotakeaccountoftheconsequencesofwrongfulconductandtheextenttowhichsuchconsequences couldfeasiblyhavebeenavoided bytheStateorinternationalorganisationthateithercommissioned therelevantactorwhichomitted topreventitsoccurrence’
• ILAStudyGroupSecondReport(2016),p.2
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Duediligenceisakeycomponentoftheobligationtopreventharm ininternationalenvironmental law
• CaseConcerningPulpMillsontheRiverUruguay, ArgentinavUruguay,Judgmentonthemerits, ICGJ425,20thApril2010.
1. Noharmprincipleentailsanobligation topreventharmtotheenvironment
2. Theobligation to‘preservetheaquaticenvironment,andinparticulartopreventpollution byprescribingappropriaterulesandmeasures’isanobligationtoactwithduediligenceinrespectofallactivitieswhichtakeplaceunderthejurisdictionandcontrolofeachparty
3. Mustadoptrules,exerciseenforcement andadministrativecontroloverpublicandprivateoperators.
• PrincipleofnoharmbreachedwhenaStatehasnotacteddiligentlyoveritsownactivities,stateownedenterprisesorprivateactivities[ILAStudyGroupSecondReport(2014),p.25]
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Case No. 17.ResponsibilitiesandobligationsofStatessponsoringpersonsandentitieswithrespecttoactivitiesintheArea(Requestfor
AdvisoryOpinion)[2011] ITLOS Rep 10
• ExaminedthenatureofanobligationimposedonStates‘toensure’thatcontractorsengagedinseabedminingactivitiesintheAreacomplywiththeirobligationstoprotectthemarineenvironment
• Obligation‘toensure’ isnotanobligationtoachieve,ineachandeverycase,theprescribedresult.Ratheritisanobligationofconduct andduediligence
• MeansthatStateisobliged‘todeployadequatemeans,toexercisebestpossibleefforts,todotheutmost,toobtainthisresult’[paras110-111]
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Attributesofduediligence
a. Context:varyovertime&newscientificknowledgeandtechnology
b. Relativeness:riskertheactivitythehigher thestandardofduediligence
c. Precautionaryapproach isanintegralpartofduediligence…once thereareplausibleindicationsofpotentialrisks [para.131]
d. ‘BestEnvironmentalPractices’[para.136]
e. Generalprovisionsonresponsibilityandliability applyequallytoallsponsoring States,whetherdevelopedordeveloping [para.158]
f. Stateonly liablefordamagescausedifitfailed tocarryoutduediligence[paras184-189]
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CaseNo.21.Request foran advisoryopinionsubmitted bythe Sub-RegionalFisheriesCommission (SRFC), [2015] ITLOS Rep 10
• ObligationofflagStatestoensuretheirvesselsarenotIUUfishing isanobligationofduediligence
• Statesmustdeploy‘adequatemeans,toexercisebestpossible efforts,todotheutmost’topreventIUUfishing[para129]
• Ensurecompliancewithlawsandregulations[para129]
• Dutytocooperate=generalruleofinternational law(Mox Plantcase][para.140].
• LiabilityofflagStatearisesfromitsownfailuretocomplywithduediligenceobligations.
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SCSArbitrationAward
1. Contentoftheobligationofduediligenceisinformedbyotherapplicablerulesofinternationallaw
2. Duediligenceincludestheobligationtoprotectandpreserveendangeredspeciesandthehabitatoffragileandvulnerablespeciesaswellasbiodiversity
3. Todeterminethataspeciesis‘endangered’oranecosystemis‘rareorfragile’,thetribunalconsideredCITES’annexes,aswellastheevidencepresentedbyscientificexperts,IUCNredlistandpeer-reviewedarticles
4. Theobligationto‘ensure’isanobligationofconduct.
5. Duediligencerequiresadoptionofappropriaterulesandmeasures, enforcement andtheexerciseofadministrativecontrol
6. Receivereportsofnon-compliance,mustinvestigate,remedythesituationandreport
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• Question2 DoestherequirementofduediligenceundertheLOSCcreateanobligationtomitigatetheadverseimpactsofhuman-inducedclimatechangeonthemarineenvironment?
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Mitigatingsourcesofpollution
• Lexspecialis – globalclimateregime
• AnnexVI1973/78MARPOL
– Setslimitsonsulphur oxide,nitrogenoxideemissionsandozonedepletingsubstancesfromshipsexhausts.
– Amendmentsweremadein2011toaddressoperationalandefficiencymattersaimedatreducingGHGemissionsfromships.
– IMOinitialstrategyforreductiongreenhousegasemissions,roadmap&long-termstrategy2023
– Othermeasures
Source:shipinsight.com
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1982UnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheSea
• Pollution - Article 1(1)(4)
• ‘the introduction by man, directlyor indirectly, of substances orenergy into the marineenvironment, which results or islikely to result in such deleteriouseffects as harm to living resourcesand marine life, hazards tohuman health’
• Definition wide enough to coverGHG [Boyle, Rayfuse, Oral, Scott,Stephens]
• Article192(Dutytoprotectandpreservethemarineenvironment)
• Article194(1)(fromany source)
• Art194(2)obligationtoensurethatactivitiesunderjurisdictionorcontroldonotcausedamagetootherStates=obligationofduediligence
• Article194(5)(includesrareorfragileecosystems)(coralreefs)
• Article194(3)Allsourcesofpollution
• Article207(land-based)
• Article212(onorthroughtheatmosphere)
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Regulating&ControllingMarinePollution=obligationofduediligence
• Whataretheduediligencerequirements?
– Prevent,reduceandcontrolsourcesofpollutionthatcausemarineenvironmentaldamage,regulation,EIA,BAT,precautionaryapproach,andenforcement
• Whataretheapplicablerulesofinternationallaw?
– 1992UNFCCCobjectiveofstabilisationGHGintheatmosphere isbroadenoughtoapplytotheocean
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WhatobjectivesapplyundertheParisAgreement?
• Article2(1)
– Holding theincreaseintheglobal averagetemperaturetowellbelow2°Cabovepre-industriallevelsandpursuingeffortstolimitthetemperatureincreaseto1.5°C
• Article4
– EachPartyshallprepare,communicateandmaintainsuccessivenationallydeterminedcontributionsthatitintendstoachieve.Partiesshallpursuedomesticmitigationmeasures,withtheaimofachievingtheobjectivesofsuchcontributions. =obligationofconduct
– Allowsflexibility inrelationtowhichGHGemissionsaretobereduced.
– ‘Ambitiousefforts’and‘demonstrateprogressionovertime’
– NDCs- 161mentionocean;14coastalStatesdonotmentionocean.
OceancommitmentsundertheParisAgreementGalloetal.NatureClimateChange7(11),833
WhatdoestheduediligencerequirementsundertheLOSCrequireinrelationtomitigationmeasures?
• StandardofconductundertheLOSCisverygeneralunderArticles194&212
• DuediligencemeansthataStateisobliged‘todeployadequatemeans,toexercisebestpossibleefforts,todotheutmost’[paras110-111]
• Statesmusttakemeasuresthatare‘reasonablyappropriate’[para.120] inrelationtomitigation
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DoesPartXIIoftheLOSCrequireStatestogofurtherthantheParisAgreement inrelationtomitigation?
• RejectedsimilarargumentsintheMox PlantthattheLOSCsetsahigherstandardthattheOSPARConventioninrelationtoland-basedpollutionofthemarineenvironment
• Alsoneedtoovercomeeconomicdevelopment&sovereignrightsovernaturalresourcearguments[UNFCCC,ParisAgreement&LOSCArt193]
• However,
• Article14- GlobalStocktaking
• Duediligencevariableconcept,varywithtime,newscientific knowledgeandtechnology
• MuchdependsonhowfarStatesgotoadoptspecificmeasurespertainingtoclimatechangeandtheocean
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Somegoodnews!
• PeterThomson,UNSpecialEnvoyforOcean,introducesthelaunchoftheOceanPathwayPartnershipandcallsgovernmentsaroundtheworldforacommonactionontheprotectionofoceans.
• BringoceanintoUNFCCCprocessesandsustainaction
• BetterintegrationofoceanintheNDCs
• ROCA :Roadmapforoceanandclimateaction&OceanandClimateInitiativesAlliance
• 2019IPPCSpecialReportOceans,Climate andthe Cryosphere
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• Question3 • Whatarethelegaldutiestoimproveclimateresilience byrestoringthemarineenvironment?
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ImprovingClimateResilienceandDutytoRestore:NormativeBasisInternationalLaw
HardLaw HardLaw• ResponsibilityofStatesandinternationalorganizations✔
– CaseNo17,AreaAdvisoryOpinion(2011)ITLOSRep10,paras 195and198.• willdependonbothactualdamageandthe
technicalfeasibility ofrestoringthesituationtothestatusquoante
– CaseNo21,SRFCAdvisoryOpinion,Apr.2,2015(para208)
• Liability[UNCompensationCommission…developmentofnovelapproachesincludingabstracthabitatequivalencyanalysisforthelossofecologicalservices]✔
• DraftArticlesonStateResponsibilityforInternationallyWrongfulActs[Arts34&35Reparations&Restitution]✔
• UNFCCC[Art4(4))ParisAgreement–Preamble&Art5✔• StateandRegionalPractice[USA:EstuariesRestorationAct
2000][France:)• Emergingprinciplesofnon-regressionandecologicalintegrity• CostaRicav.Nicaraguacompensationcase
• UNCLOS[Art61(3)][Arts192,194(5),197] [Art235,139(2)]✔
• 1994ImplementationAgreementEironm ent al
– Draftminingcode– EnvironmentalManagementandMonitoringPlan
• UNFSA[Arts5(e),6(4),AnnexIIArt4]✔• CBD[Art8(f)(e)]✔
– Rehabilitateandrestore degradedecosystemsandpromotetherecoveryofthreatenedspecies,interalia,throughthedevelopmentandimplementationofplansorothermanagementstrategies
– CBDDecX.33,XI/21• OSPARConvention✔
– …conservemarineecosystemsand,whenpracticable,restoremarineareaswhichhavebeenadverselyaffected...[Art2(1)(a)]&AnnexVArt2]
• CMSArtV.1- restore themigratoryspeciesconcernedtoafavourableconservationstatus
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CertainActivitiescarriedoutbyNicaragua intheBorderArea(CostaRicav.Nicaragua) - Questionofcompensation
2February2018
• Suchcompensationmayincludeindemnificationfortheimpairmentorlossofenvironmentalgoodsandservices andpaymentfortherestorationofthedamagedenvironment
• Paymentforrestorationaccountsforthefactthatnaturalrecoverymaynotalwayssufficetoreturnanenvironmenttothestateinwhichitwasbeforethedamageoccurred.
• Insuchinstances,activerestorationmeasuresmayberequiredinordertoreturntheenvironmenttoitspriorcondition,insofarasthatispossible.
• Internationallawdoesnotprescribeanyspecificmethodofvaluation
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HowcantheBBNJ ImplementationAgreementnegotiationsmainstreamecologicalrestoration?
PrincipleCross-sectorialmanagementapproaches
AreaBasedManagementToolsincluding
MPAs
EIA/SEA/TBEA Capacity
Building&TechnologyTransfer
Liability&Compliance
Restoration
Options
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Conclusions
• Duediligenceisakeycomponentoftheobligationtopreventharm
• Lawoftheseajurisprudencehascontributedsignificantlytoourunderstandingoftheconceptofduediligenceincludingthecontextualcircumstancesandparameterspertainingtoitsapplication
• Inordertodemonstratethatithasacteddiligently,a Statemustpreventforeseeable significantdamage,oratleasttominimise theriskofsuchharmfromhuman-inducedclimatechange
• Statesmusttakemeasures thatare‘reasonablyappropriate’inrespectofmarineenvironmenttomeetclimatechangeobjectives
• PartXV– DisputeResolution/AdvisoryJurisdiction
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“…thattheoceans’carryingcapacityisnearoratitslimit.Itisclearthaturgentactiononaglobalscaleisneeded toprotecttheworld’soceansfromthemanypressurestheyface.”
FIRSTGLOBALINTEGRATEDMARINEASSESSMENT(2014)
ForewordbytheSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations,
UNGA70/235,23December2015
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