The conclusion of multilateral environ mental agreements (MEAs) is one of the greatest achievements of the past few decades in the field of international environmental law. Vet, what remains ta be fully ascertained is Ihe degree of compliance with them, in particular when such agreements are likely not only ta affect the environmental but also the economic policies of the States Parties. In recent years, at the regional as weil as at the global level, there have been several attempts 10 identify the reasons for non-compliance with international environmental obligations.! In the debate on which means are best suited for inducing compliaoce with environmental treaty obligations,2 one can distinguish Iwo categories of •
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