What are the implications for holding an agenda item in abeyance? Holding an item in abeyance would allow the rest of the agenda to be adopted and work on the adopted agenda items to begin. However, if no agreement can be reached on whether the item in abeyance should also be adopted, the item will […]

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What is the analysis of the United States “ratification packages” of the following MEA’s: the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, 2001 Stockholm Convention on POPs, and the Basel Convention and associated PIC Convention? For each example, please explain whether: (1) substantive compliance requires no domestic legislation to be enacted …

What are the rules of procedure vis a vis observer participation with respect to subsidiary bodies, in particular, the practice as applied to the Standing Committee ? A summary of the rules of procedure for participation by observer organisations is set below under the heading “General Rules Regarding NGO Participation in UNFCCC COP Negotiations.” …

1. In reference to Rule 24 of the draft rules of procedure, is there such a thing as a “Presidency”? 2. Can the  COP President delegate her powers to a member of her “Presidency”? Summary: The term “Presidency” does not appear in the draft rules of procedure and its use within the UNFCCC process is […]