...Principle XI. — "States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the pri:v of international law. the sovereign right to exploit...environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure th:ii activities \vithin their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other...

...of the conference, Resources for the Future, Inc.. points out "Assertions such as 'states have . . . the sovereign right to exploit their own resources...environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that (these) activities ... do not cause damage to the environment of other states.' (Principle 21), or...

...this Conference.1 * These provide as follows: Principle tl.— "States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the. principle of...international law. the sovereign right to exploit I heir own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responilhilily to ensure...

...environment of other states or the areas beyond national jurisdiction. j'roc'aim« also that states hnve "the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental policies." This now famous qualifier, which might reasonably be taken to negate the other half of the proposition...

...Rio Declaration "States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit...own resources pursuant to their own environmental and developmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction...

...21 provides: ‘States have, in accordance with the charter of the United Nations and the principals of international law, the sovereign right to exploit...pursuant to their own environmental policies, and a responsibility to insure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage...

...Declaration states that "States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit...environmental policies, and the responsibility to insure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment...

...United Nations and the principles of international law the sovereign right to exploit their own natural resources pursuant to their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities under their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other states or of areas...

...the Declaration of that Conference deal with this issue. According to Principle 21 : "States have ... the sovereign right to exploit their own resources...the responsibility to ensure that activities within the jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond...

...international responsibility of states with regard to the environment. "States have in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principle of...international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own environmental policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction...