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The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law edited by Bodansky, Daniel; Brunnée, Jutta; Hey, Ellen (7th August 2008)
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Part VII Implementation and Enforcement, Ch.42 Monitoring and Verification

Jørgen Wettestad

From: The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law

Edited By: Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnée, Ellen Hey

Content type:
Book content
Product:
Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law [OSAIL]
Series:
Oxford Handbooks in Law
Published in print:
07 August 2008
ISBN:
9780199552153

From: Oxford Public International Law (http://opil.ouplaw.com). (c) Oxford University Press, 2015. All Rights Reserved.date: 22 October 2019

Subject(s):
Sustainable development — NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
Good monitoring and verification of practices in international institutions are important in building trust between and among cooperating parties, and in strengthening wider societal confidence. In the international context, monitoring has to do with the ascertainment and reporting of states’ behaviour. Verification refers to procedures and systems for quality and reliability checks of the reported data. Finally, compliance has to do with the relationship between state actions and international commitments—and responses to possible mismatches. 1 Within the field...
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