Question

“In my respectful view, what appears to be missing in this analysis by the Court is what specific obligations arise during stage two of this process. In attempt to fill this lacuna, the present opinion will offer suggestions as to appropriate minimum standards that should be fulfilled by any nation State conducting an EIA. In this regard, the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (“Espoo Convention”) drafted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (“UNECE”) provides, in my view, an exemplary standard for the process to be followed when conducting an EIA.” The above statement highlighting the Espoo Convention as an “exemplary standard” for conducting Environmental Impact Assessment was made in the:

• A. Separate Opinion by Judge Donoghue in Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua
• B. Separate opinion by Judge Cançado Trindade in Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)
• C. Separate Opinion by Judge Bhandari in Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)
• D. Separate Opinion by Judge Koroma in Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary v. Slovakia)

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Separate Opinion by Judge Bhandari in Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua)

Answer 2

The correct answer is option (C):Separate Opinion by Judge Bhandari in Certain Activities Carried Out by Nicaragua in the Border Area (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua).