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Clearing the air: avoiding conflicts of interest within the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change
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Dambacher, BMR and Stilwell, MT and McGee, JS, Clearing the air: avoiding conflicts of interest within the United Nations Framework Convention on climate change, Journal of Environmental Law, 32, (1) pp. 53-81. ISSN 0952-8873 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Conflicts of interest (COIs) have the capacity to undermine the integrity and legitimacy
of decision-making in international legal fora. The issue of COIs has recently become a
contentious issue within the international negotiations under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Despite an emerging debate
on COIs, key issues regarding engagement with certain non-state actors, and the reforms
that could be implemented in response, remain to be systematically addressed. This article therefore examines best practice for addressing COIs in international fora to see how
this might inform management of the issue within the UNFCCC. We find that protecting the integrity and legitimacy of the UNFCCC will likely require its Conference of the
Parties to clearly define COIs and to adopt a process for their management. This reform
will bring the UNFCCC into line with best practices in global governance and improve
prospects for more effective international law on climate change.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | climate change, international negotiations, conflict of interest |
Research Division: | Law and Legal Studies |
Research Group: | Environmental and resources law |
Research Field: | Environmental law |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Environmental policy, legislation and standards |
Objective Field: | Environmental policy, legislation and standards not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Dambacher, BMR (Ms Brook Dambacher) |
UTAS Author: | Stilwell, MT (Mr Matthew Stilwell) |
UTAS Author: | McGee, JS (Associate Professor Jeffrey McGee) |
ID Code: | 136412 |
Year Published: | 2020 (online first 2019) |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 3 |
Deposited By: | Office of the Faculty of Law |
Deposited On: | 2019-12-18 |
Last Modified: | 2021-02-16 |
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