Přeshraniční znečištění v případu úniku kyanidu z těžebního provozu v Baia Mare: mezinárodněprávní aspekty
Transboundary Pollution in the Case of the Cyanide Spill from the Baia Mare Mining Operation: International Legal Aspects

Summary/Abstract: The following paper traces the circumstances of the 2000 mining accident in the Romanian town of Baia Mare, which has been described as one of the worst environmental disasters since Chornobyl. Following this, the authors analyze the international legislation in force at the time of this accident and mention two types of obligations resulting from international treaties in force at the time, to which Romania was also a contracting party. At the turn of the millennium, there was a lack of legislation at the international and European Commission level to regulate this waste management process, making the whole process riskier and, in some cases, was also the reason for mining accidents associated with cyanide leaks into the environment. The authors describe the changes in international law adopted in response to the mining accidents, cite the case-law of the ECtHR related to the Baia Mare accident case (case Tǎtar v Romania). The authors leave aside the European and Czech aspects of the issue, which they will focus on in a separate article.

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