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Bridging the Divide between Toxic Risks and Global Chemicals Governance
Author(s) -
Ditz Daryl,
Tuncak Baskut
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
review of european, comparative and international environmental law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2050-0394
pISSN - 2050-0386
DOI - 10.1111/reel.12082
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , business , bridging (networking) , treaty , global governance , corporate governance , environmental governance , environmental planning , environmental resource management , political science , economics , computer science , environmental science , computer security , law , finance , programming language
Over the past four decades, a set of global environmental agreements has developed to address certain issues in chemicals management at the global level. In addition, the global community has proclaimed the goal of achieving the sound management of chemicals by 2020. Recognizing the need to implement existing agreements, this article examines the current cluster of global agreements for chemicals and waste, and their ability to achieve the sound management of chemicals in 2020 and beyond. The B asel, M inamata, R otterdam and S tockholm Conventions, as well as the non‐binding Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management, are analyzed using core elements of environmental treaties, including principles and approaches of international environmental law. From this analysis, five challenges are identified: supporting implementation; ensuring adequate finance; filling global information gaps; expanding the narrow scope of current legally binding instruments; and avoiding the development of a ‘treaty thicket’ in the global governance of chemicals and waste.