Ann Marie Bugeja

States'powers in the Contiguous Zone Vis-a-vis an Environmental Threat Ann Marie Bugeja

?[?]the environment is not an abstraction but represents the living space, the quality of life and the very health of human beings, including generations unborn. The existence of the general obligation of States to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction and control respect the environment of other States or of areas beyond national control is now part of the corpus of international law relating to the environment [?].? Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Advisory Opinion, I. C. J. Reports 1996, p. 226