International Law & World Order: Weston's & Carlson's Basic Documents V.A.15 UNEP GOVERNING COUNCIL DECISION 27/2 ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PARAGRAPH 88 OF THE OUTCOME DOCUMENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Adopted by the Governing Council of the United National Environment Programme, 22 February 2013. Report of the Proceedings of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum at Its First Universal Session, UN Doc UNEP/GC.27/17 at 25 (2013).

Paragraph 16 of Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991) reaffirmed that “Iraq … is liable under international law for any direct loss, damage, … or injury to foreign Governments, nationals and corporations, as a result of Iraq’s unlawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait.” This resolution and Security Council Resolution 692 (May 20, 1991) established the United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC) to administer a system to provide compensation for claims for which Iraq is liable under paragraph 16. The Commission has a Governing Council, composed of the members of the Security Council; panels of commissioners, appointed from time to time to review particular groups of claims; and a secretariat headed by an Executive Secretary. The Commission’s Governing Council first met in Geneva in July 1991 and in the first year of its existence adopted decisional criteria for six categories of claims: Category “A” — claims of individuals for fixed amounts for departure from Iraq or Kuwait; Category “B” — claims of individuals for fixed amounts for death or serious personal injury; Category “C” —claims of individuals for amounts up to $100,000; Category “D” —claims of individuals for amounts above $100,000; Category “E” —claims of corporations; and Category “F” — claims of governments and international organizations.

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The Strategy of World Order. Vol. I. Toward a Theory of War Prevention, The Strategy of World Order. Vol. II. International Law, The Strategy of World Order. Vol. III. The United nations, The Strategy of World Order. Vol. IV. Disarmament and Economic Development

International Affairs ◽

10.1093/ia/44.1.92a ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 92-92

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

United Nations ◽

International Law ◽

World Order ◽

The United Nations ◽

Theory Of War

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Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on Biological Diversity in Nigeria: Current Issues and Future Directions

Global Journal of Comparative Law ◽

10.1163/2211906x-00701003 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 37-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Damilola S. Olawuyi ◽

Olaitan O. Olusegun

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

United Nations ◽

International Law ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Biological Diversity ◽

Institutional Barriers ◽

Future Directions ◽

Development Goals ◽

The United Nations ◽

Legal Barriers

The aim of this article is to examine the application of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (sdgs) on biological diversity in Nigeria, emphasizing the preconditions for implementation and the barriers and difficulties for their realization. Given Nigeria’s faltering attempts and failure to achieve the biodiversity goals in the Millennium Development Goals (mdgs), a predecessor to the sdgs, this article builds a profile of the salient law and institutional barriers to the implementation and attainment of the sdgs on biodiversity in Nigeria and proffers practical and normative solutions to those challenges. The methodology approach is based in an analytical and survey of the scope and status of the implementation of international law norms on biodiversity in Nigeria. The results indicate that archaic legislative provision on biodiversity; lack of coherent post-2015 biodiversity agenda; lack of institutional coordination; absence of political will; and inadequate stakeholder engagement in evolving national biodiversity plans are the main legal barriers that must be addressed if the sdgs are to be attained in Nigeria.

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