State Right over Natural Resources and Environmental Law: Striking the Balance for Sustainable Development

Joel Niyobuhungiro

2018

Abstract

Under international economic law, states have right to exploit their natural resources without external interference. However, Stockholm Declaration reconciled this right with the need to protect environment. This spirit was endorsed by the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States, the World Charter for Nature and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, inter alia, to maintain the momentum within international environmental law to exploit natural resources in sustainable manner. Sustainable exploitation of natural resources and effective implementation of environmental law can contribute to sustainable development. Conversely, states tend to overexploit their natural resources by disregarding environmental principles thereby impeding sustainable development. Therefore, in exploitation of their natural resources, states should consider environmental principles whose failure thwarts sustainable development. This paper suggest that states should exploit their natural resources by effectively implementing international environmental law for effective sustainable development.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Niyobuhungiro J. (2018). State Right over Natural Resources and Environmental Law: Striking the Balance for Sustainable Development.In Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC, ISBN 978-989-758-482-4, pages 187-190. DOI: 10.5220/0010050001870190

in Bibtex Style

@conference{i-nlac18,
author={Joel Niyobuhungiro},
title={State Right over Natural Resources and Environmental Law: Striking the Balance for Sustainable Development},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,},
year={2018},
pages={187-190},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010050001870190},
isbn={978-989-758-482-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Law Conference - Volume 1: i-NLAC,
TI - State Right over Natural Resources and Environmental Law: Striking the Balance for Sustainable Development
SN - 978-989-758-482-4
AU - Niyobuhungiro J.
PY - 2018
SP - 187
EP - 190
DO - 10.5220/0010050001870190