ENVS201 Study Guide - Shell Canada, Bioaccumulation, Actus Reus

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Environmental Studies
• Course: ENVS201
• Professor: Alastair Neil Craik

Document Summary

Week 1 introduction to course and to canadian. Canada: responsible government: executive (cabinet ) made up of legislators, answerable to legislature, e. g. must maintain confidence of the legislature, governor general (or lieutenant gov) formal head of state oversees relationship btw executive and legislative branches. Sd definition: the concept of needs", in particular the essential needs of the world"s poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and, the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment"s ability to meet present and future needs. (brundtland commission, our common. Whereas the government of canada is committed to implementing pollution prevention as a national goal and as the priority approach to environmental protection; (cepa, preamble: (1) in the administration of this act, the government of canada shall, having regard to the. In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by states according to their capabilities.