BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES IN BANGLADESH

Author: Liaquat A. Siddiqui

DOI Link: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2000v21n3a3

ABSTRACT

In recent times, the issue of compliance with multilateral environmental treaties by the large majority of developing countries has received significant interest and attention both in the North and the South. While emphasising the need for strengthening the compliance behaviour of developing countries, this article explores the legal and institutional issues of Bangladesh, a developing country party to major global environmental treaties. This article observes that the domestic environmental law enforcement mechanism of Bangladesh is highly govemment-centred and the role of non-state actors such as individuals and NGOs are insignificant both at the policy-making and implementation levels. In order to improve the compliance behaviour of Bangladesh, the article advocates for the development of domestic legal and administrative frameworks supportive to achieve the broader objectives of the global environmental treaties ratified or acceded to by Bangladesh.