On 12 April 2024 the Peace Palace at the Hague hosted the first formal proceedings in Azerbaijan’s claim within inter-state arbitration under the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan told APA.
In the arbitration, Azerbaijan asked the distinguished tribunal to order Armenia to cease all ongoing violations of the Bern Convention and pay full reparation for its environmental destruction.
It was also noted that this arbitration will set an important precedent as a landmark step in environmental litigation-making and that the international legal obligations imposed on States related to biodiversity truly effective. It is also a serious effort to secure justice.
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