Comparative Study of Rules of Procedure in Intergovernmental Organizations
Jan 2015 – Ramsar Convention – Available here rules_of_procedure_ramsar_comparative_paper_07_01_2015_-_v5clean
Freedom-Kai Phillips
The legal working paper provides a comparative overview of the Ramsar Rules of Procedure, taking into account a survey of the Rules of Procedure of multiple organizations. Rules of Procedure for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), the UN Environment Programme’s Governing Council (UNEP GC), the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the UN Advisory Committee on Local Authorities (UNACLA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have been reviewed, and recommendations have been generated based on the options identified.
This comparative paper was developed by the CISDL for the Ramsar Convention to be provided as a background document for Standing Committee 48 and the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP12) in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 1 to 9 June 2015