Some RTIAs have provisions for consultation and the resolution of disputes among the parties with respect to the sorts of environmental provisions listed above, or any matters addressed in the environment chapter or side agreement. These would be used when one party feels that another party has not fulfilled its environmental commitments under the agreement.<\/p>\n
There are two basic types, both of which may be featured simultaneously: state-to-state mechanisms and mechanisms whereby the public can complain about alleged failure to implement commitments. State-to-state mechanisms may be general (i.e., applying to the whole agreement, including environmental provisions) or isolated (i.e., applying just to the environment chapter or side agreement).<\/p>\n
The state-to-state process will typically begin with consultations aimed at preventing any dispute. If these are ineffective, the matter is then taken up by the formal dispute settlement process. In the case of non-compliance with awards, the remedy is often a choice of financial compensation or removal of negotiated concessions.<\/p>\n
To date there has been no use of a RTIA\u2019s state-to-state mechanism for the resolution of environmental disputes. The experience of MEAs argues that strong enforcement-type mechanisms are often inappropriate ways to deal with non-implementation of, or non-compliance with, environmental commitments. Most breaches are a result of a lack of capacity rather than strategic intent to free ride or seek economic gain. This argues for, in addition to dispute settlement provisions, extensive consultative mechanisms, meaningful facilities for public submissions and other facilitative provisions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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