СТАТУС РЕПУБЛИКЕ СРБИЈЕ У САВРЕМЕНИМ МЕЂУНАРОДНИМ УГОВОРИМА У ОБЛАСТИ ЖИВОТНЕ СРЕДИНЕ И УСТАВИ (1974−2006)
THE STATUS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENTS AND CONSTITUTIONS (1974-2006)

Summary/Abstract: The introductory part of the paper points to an increase in the importance of international environmental agreements, as well as their significance for the Republic of Serbia (RS). The central part of the paper studies the RS status in international environmental agreements. A distinction is made between the representation of membership in the international agreements before and after 2006 (the adoption of a new constitution and gaining independence). The constitutional and legal provisions pertinent for regulating the conclusion and execution of international agreements in the period from 1974 are evaluated. The author also emphasizes constitutional provisions of importance for the environment. The analysis is based on the key international agreements of a global character (primarily those whose depository is the UN Secretary General), regional international agreements concluded within the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as well as sub-regional international agreements of relevance to the RS. An overview of international environmental agreements that the RS is currently not a member of is also provided. In the conclusion, it is noted that the RS obtained its membership in part of international environmental agreements on the basis of its succession, although the intensification of activities in the field of confirming key international agreements followed in the period after 2006. Such trend could also be related to the normalization of the RS international position (following the international isolation in the last decade of the 20th century), as well as the beginning of the RS’s EU integration process.

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