ASPECTS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN UNIVERSAL ENVIRONMENTAL TREATIES: LEGAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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The article emphasises that aspects of international legal cooperation in the field of scientific research have not yet been the subject of a systematic, comprehensive scientific study either in the context of international law doctrine or in relevant publications. The subject of the study is the legal regulation of scientific research in universal international environmental treaties, with the aim of identifying the specific features of such international legal mechanisms. The paper examines the challenges and paradoxes faced by international environmental law in regulating scientific research as a process, as well as in balancing scientific research with the practical needs for appropriate resources. The research uses hermeneutical, prognostic, comparative and systemic analysis of relevant international treaties as components of the modern system of international law. It applies a complex set of methods, including analysis and synthesis, structural and formal-legal methods, as well as scientific deduction and induction approaches. The combination of these methods provides a thorough examination of how international environmental treaties regulate scientific research. The methodology includes a hermeneutic approach to interpret the language and provisions of various environmental treaties, a predictive approach to forecast potential developments and the outcomes of current regulation, a comparative analysis to identify similarities and differences between different treaties, and a systems analysis to understand how these treaties fit into the broader system of international law. Taken together, these methods provide a reliable basis for assessing the current state and future directions of international legal cooperation in environmental research. The main objective of the article is to reveal the unique characteristics and complexities inherent in the international legal mechanisms governing scientific research under environmental treaties. It aims to highlight the current challenges and paradoxes faced by international environmental law in this context. These include the need to address global environmental problems with often limited and unreliable scientific data, the need to respect and encourage scientific research, and the imperative to balance the search for scientific knowledge with the practical needs of natural resources. The results of the study show that environmental conventions reflect several important challenges. One of the main challenges is to address global environmental issues in the face of a lack of reliable scientific information, while respecting scientific research and its results. Another crucial challenge is to maintain a balance between promoting scientific research and meeting the practical resource needs of humanity. The author posits that international environmental law sources represent an enduring endeavour to achieve equilibrium in the formation of convention bodies. This equilibrium strives to reconcile the sovereign interests of participating states with the necessity of maintaining a high level of expertise within relevant commissions and committees. In conclusion, the paper emphasises the necessity for the continuous development and refinement of legal regulation pertaining to scientific research within the field of international environmental law. This is in order to effectively address the dynamic and complex interplay between scientific advancement and environmental sustainability.
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