THE ROLE OF CRIMINAL LAW IN THE PROTECTION OF THE

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1-5 2

I. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER STATES 6-56 3

A. Bilateral and multilateral agreements . 6-9 3

B. Developments in national legislation . 10-35 4

C. Initiatives for the enforcement of environmental legislation 36-45 9

D. Statistical information on the extent of environmental crime . 46-53 11

E. Feasibility of establishing appropriate machinery for applying criminal law in the protection of the

environment 54-56 12

II. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS

AND FROM OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS 57-

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A. United Nations system 57-70 14

B. Intergovernmental organizations 71-74 16

C. Non-governmental organizations 75-82 17

III. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 83-87 19

A. Monograph on capacity-building 83 19

B. Technical cooperation projects 84-85 19

C. Database . 86 19

D. Roster of experts 87 19

IV. CONCLUSION AND ACTION REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSION . 88-92 20